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Afghan desert key to world security, says Blair
The security of the world will be decided on the desert battlefields of Afghanistan, British Prime Minister Tony Blair told his troops on the frontline of an increasingly bloody war on Monday.
"Here, in this extraordinary desert, is where the future of world security in the early 21st century is going to be played out," Blair said in remarks barred from publication until he flew out of Camp Bastion in Helmand province.
North Korea, Iran, Russia, China, India/Pakistan. Now those are keys to world security.
So what's the deal on getting your Prime Minister committed to the looney bin over there in the U.K.?
Afghan desert key to world security, says Blair
The security of the world will be decided on the desert battlefields of Afghanistan, British Prime Minister Tony Blair told his troops on the frontline of an increasingly bloody war on Monday.
"Here, in this extraordinary desert, is where the future of world security in the early 21st century is going to be played out," Blair said in remarks barred from publication until he flew out of Camp Bastion in Helmand province.
North Korea, Iran, Russia, China, India/Pakistan. Now those are keys to world security.
So what's the deal on getting your Prime Minister committed to the looney bin over there in the U.K.?
