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Fri 10 Oct 2008An unwinnable war
NATO DEFENCE ministers meeting in Budapest are considering renewed pleas from the United States for extra troops in Afghanistan to boost the alliance's military effort there against the Taliban.
It is a contentious issue, made even more difficult by the world financial crisis, which severely constrains military budgets. Even without that pressure there is more and more open talk among leading Nato commanders that the war is unwinnable.
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