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We lack organisation and commitment

Speaker: General Charles Vyvyan

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General Charles Vyvyan proposes the motion by outlining the reasons why foreign involvement will fail in Afghanistan. After bemoaning a lack of real commitment by coalition governments, he stresses that the aim should not be that of victory, but measured success. He then goes on to describe five areas in which lessons from the past have not been learnt: lack of a clear aim and purpose; lack of a cohrent and robust strategy; insufficient resources; unclear chain of command and responsibility; and no overwhelming political committment. Vyvyan ends by warning that NATO risks losing its credibility if it does not withdraw the coalition forces.

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  General Charles Vyvyan

  Former Defence Attaché at the British Embassy in Washington DC

Chapters

• We lack organisation and commitment

  Charles Vyvyan

  10 min 21 sec

• We can win with the right strategy

  Christina Lamb

  8 min 12 sec

• There is nothing more to be done

  Michael Griffin

  11 min 5 sec

• We must stay the course

  Dr Whitney Azoy

  10 min 6 sec

• We cannot succeed with military force

  Clare Short MP

  9 min 11 sec

• There is no evidence to suggest we will fail

  10 min 12 sec

• Questions: Our mission in Afghanistan

  26 min 26 sec

• Summations: Our mission in Afghanistan

  12 min 47 sec

• Final Vote: Our mission in Afghanistan

  40 sec

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