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Dutch Troops Pull Out
Wooden shoe brigade heads back to the low country, land of Van der Sloot. There are dikes to protect.
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KABUL, Afghanistan — The Netherlands became the first NATO country to end its combat mission in Afghanistan, drawing the curtain Sunday on a four-year operation that was deeply unpopular at home and even brought down a Dutch government.
The departure of the small force of nearly 1,900 Dutch troops is not expected to affect conditions on the ground. But it is politically significant because it comes at a time of rising casualties and growing doubts about the war in NATO capitals, even as allied troops are beginning what could be the decisive campaign of the war.
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They were Non-Provocative
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Last edited by Utah Bob; 08-01-2010 at 16:45.
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