Afghans prepare for defeat  

 Total number of British soldiers killed in Afghanistan = 271     'I believe that the War is being deliberately prolonged by those who have the power to end it'. Siegfried Sassoon's words are as true about Afghanistan 2010 as they were about the Great War in 1917. No Nato government believes a military solution is possible. All are a seeking an exit than can be spun as a victory. Until then, deaths and costs soar inexorably.  It is easier to repeat old lies than reveal new truths. Politicians of all main parties have their mouths bandaged by their own guilt. To change tactics now is to admit to failures of policy that have killed thousands and wasted £billions. Vietnam veteran and US Senator John Kerry asked at the end of the Vietnam war in 1971. "How do you ask a man to be last one to die for a mistake?" British politicians should...