ISSUES

Afganistan: The war in Afghanistan is just as unnecessary and wrong as that in Iraq. The reason given for the invasion of Afghanistan was that they were harboring Osama bin Laden who (they said) was behind 9/11. But the Taliban leaders of Afghanistan offered to give us Osama bin Laden for trial if we had evidence against him. Attempts to occupy Afghanistan have always resulted in the defeat of the occupier and the collapse of his entire empire. It happened to Britain. It happened to the Soviet Union. And now it will happen to us – unless we cut our losses and get out NOW.