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The JournalA parliamentary aide to the defence secretary has resigned in protest to Labour’s strategy in Afghanistan.
Eric Joyce, MP for Falkirk, quit this month following the announcement of two more British deaths in combat. The former private secretary to the secretary of defence, said that "the public will not accept for much longer that our losses can be justified by simply referring to the risk of greater terrorism."His resignation letter was highly critical of Gordon Brown’s approach to the war in Afghanistan. He wrote that now is "a critical time for Labour and defence" and that he intended to contribute by "helping, as a regular back-bencher, to show that Labour remains sound on matters of defence".
Britain’s disproportionate military burden in comparison to other NATO members was another cause for concern voiced by the MP.
In his letter, Joyce bluntly states that "for many, Britain fights; Germany pays; France calculates; Italy avoids".Whilst also suggesting that the United States should give Britain "a greater geopolitical return" for our contributions, the MP calls for a "more direct" and "time-limited" approach to British troop involvement in Afghanistan.
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