If you want an insight into Dutch thinking, go to YouTube and search “Dutch Commandos Afghanistan.” You’ll find a multipart documentary with English subtitles, about Dutch special forces trying to fight the Taliban.
Basically, they can’t. These muscular, bearded, heavily armed professional warriors had to take civilian lawyers with them to vet the operations, and they can’t launch offensive missions. They can only fire if fired upon.
When they located an IED maker, they had to ask the Dutch government for permission to raid the compound. The government dickering for weeks, during which time the bomber escaped with his weapons.
Many commandos want to come home because they’re projecting such an image of weakness that the locals are turning back to the Taliban.
You can clearly see that these men are a lethal fighting force, with their Mad Max gun trucks, but their government simply won’t let them do their job.
Socialists are all about empty gestures. Send a group of commandos to Afghanistan but don’t let them fight, because engaging the Taliban will offend Muslims, and we certainly can’t have that.
After all, Muslims are the most well-behaved, considerate, civilized group of people on earth.
