Should troops be in Afganistan or Iraq?

The answer to this is of course that on balance British troops or any other army should not be deployed in countries where they are clearly not wanted. There is also the fundamental question of whether the international rule of law (which I so much believe in) is broken by one country deciding to tell another what and how to do things.

There is no question in my mind however that Sadam Husein was a tyrant and the Taliban did not have policies that complied to PC standards so there is that conflict in my mind constantly which makes me feel that if women in Kabul are not allowed to be humans and if the freedom of expression that we so much cherish in the west is not afforded to them we should do something about it? And of course the answer to this internal conflict is that we in West should sort out our own problems before we tell everyone else what to do. And if the principle of invading foreign countries because they have breached moral standards is to be adhered to then why did we not do something to stop the genocide in Rwanda? Was it because that small country in the south East of Africa was of no economic importance to us? And if the answer to that question is yes then we have a big problem n our hands.

So some would say there is no way we can educate the Taliban to treat their people better and if that is correct do we then have the right to invade Afghanistan to make sure that they do? Is the price to pay too high? The answer is I do not know and this is indeed one area where more of a debate should take place.