Why Bother?

Oh, the horror!

The Norwegians are getting ready to pull their soldiers out of Afghanistan because of the risk involved.

I guess no one ever told them that when you're in the military sometimes bad people shoot at you. Sometimes you might get hurt.

The fact that they're part of a "Security Force" doesn't change the fact that it's dangerous over there still. Helping to establish a secure environment sometimes means coming in to conflict with those who, for whatever reason, prefer anarchy.

This is why we shouldn't be relying on fair weather friends. If Norway doesn't want to risk their soldiers, but they want to contribute to the war on terror, maybe they should just stick to trying to talk the EU out of supporting the terrorists.

But then if they were really serious about contributing, they wouldn't be pulling out when everyone else is counting on their support.