Those two-timing Europeans - notably the French, Germans and Spaniards - are quite happy to let Britain, Canada, the USA, the Estonians and the Danes do the fighting and lay down their lives, while they promise but then break their promises. They are not interested in being honourable.
Christina
THE SUN 12.8.09
Our Boys EU snub
By GRAEME WILSON
EU countries have only delivered a THIRD of the extra troops they promised to support Our Boys in Afghanistan, the Conservatives claimed last night.
European leaders pledged to deliver an extra 5,000 soldiers at a Nato summit in Strasbourg in April.
Prime Minister Gordon Brown hailed the deal as a breakthrough and said it would ensure that Afghanistan's forthcoming elections were free and fair. But new figures show that European troop numbers have only grown by 1,700.
EU countries have sent an extra 2,301 troops in recent months - but brought another 600 home.
Shadow Defence Secretary Liam Fox said it was shocking that our European allies have failed to deliver on their promises.
He added: "The Government talked up these additional troops after the Strasbourg summit as a great achievement.
"If we are still missing two-thirds of the troops promised, then the Government needs to explain what went wrong and stop making excuses for our allies.
"I am afraid that this is another example of Europe promising more than it can deliver."
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