...confession, watch too much drivel on late night tv instead of going to bed .... occasionally a series or set of programmes grabs my attention and makes me think or be aware of something .... the several series on CH4 and BBC on troops in Afghanistan have done just that ... whether it is reinforcing my prejudices [the £1m a piece Wart Hog failures and MoD procurement!] or just showing life as it is ... the reality of the soldiers is shown clearly and openly enough that I trust the information ... and after watching several i have concluded that they are very decent people and they and we do not really know what they are trying to do, and it is certainly not effective, nor is it worth their dying for ... bring them home now