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Defence in the UK

I asked General Richards the question on Tuesday. I think I asked, ““Is there anything you’d like to say about caveats, or has it all been said?? and I think his answer was, ““Well, actually it’s all been said.? [Interruption.] There is a major issue: the Germans are required to consult and to obtain the permission of the Bundestag for everything they do militarily, so if they have difficulties with further troop deployments, would not it be possible for them to be encouraged to increase dramatically the amount of work and resources they are putting into improving the police force in Afghanistan, which is now the second greatest threat the Afghan people face?