To my British cousins - good idea pulling out of your troops - you can then station them at Euston Station and on the Piccadilly line.

Winston would be so proud of the courage his countrymen show in supporting your troops - NOT

Hotspur, ATL, USA

The US puppet regime in Afghanistan is no more legitimate than the Soviet-installed regime. Both will suffer the same fate. While we're at it, may as well throw in the Iraq government's fate, too. The Soviets failed to occupy Afghanistan. Why would anyone think that Bush could do better? Bush does not even have a strategy for victory in Afghanistan. He has given up on catching OBL. If terrorists ever get a nuke, how will the government get them if they cannot get OBL. Impeachment.

Kramer, Smalltown, USA

Indeed, get out now. We need to get out of Iraq and Afghanistan, and Britain should too. It's all a big waste of lives, doing no one any favors. Will it take another Gandamack, or Dien Bien Phu before it's realized? A friend of mine remarked that it was good that Britain joined the coalition because we needed adult supervision. Mr. Brown oughta follow on with that, be an adult, and bring his boys home. Bush never will (we're not even sure he really knows where these places are), so someone's gotta be an adult.

Harry, Richmond, CA/USA

Bring the troops home, buy up the poppy crop. Nobdoy evers wins in Afghanistan, check out the historical preceedents. We should have learned over lesson in the 19th. century. Lets spend the money saved on developing none carbon based energy sources and not continue to squander the flower of British youth.

Mike Lloyd, Stoke on Trent,

You can't beat the Taleban, how many times do I have to say this. They want to be martyred and are not scared of death. The British on the other hand have families and wifes and cars and love for this life so hence no real guts. What have the British achieved in Afghanistan? Nothing but misery and chaos to a country that was already fucked up in the first place. So the only conclusion is for the armed forces to stop terrorizing other country's, stop killing innocent civilians and get back to where they belong in Britain.

Usman Khan, Bradford, UK

I say get the troops out now, leave this buffoon to fight the Taliban with his motley crowd of bandits, Afganistan is not worth another soldiers life. If the rest of the coalition want to carry on then let them, that's their problem. The west are paying out billions on a lost cause, most of it ending up in gangsters hands. GET OUT NOW!

waine UK, merseyside, UK

Time to get our troops out of there.
What a cheek this person has.
Stop throwing our lads and lassies precious lives away on these ingrates.
Bring our troops home NOW.

suzanne, woodbridge,

it seems clear that the Taleban are targetting the NATO forces: NATO went to Helmand, so that's where the fighting is. Afghanistan will never be subjugated by foreign troops. Read the history. If they have "terror" camps there, put pressure on the Afghan government to close them down. It only creates more islamofascists each time we invade a country - gives them an anti-western pretext for their jihad, and plays right into Bin Laden and Alqaida's hands. It's unwinnable and a waste of money and human life. War is a moneyspinner at the end of the day, let's stop doing it. Oh and let's legalise heroin and import it for NHS use - cutting out the middle man - the mafia. It's the only solution to the poppy crop.

Ralph Brown, Brighton,

To criticize the British forces would be shameful, however to criticize there commanders would be perfectly just.
Any commander who says he can take and hold such a vast rugged country, indoctrinate the local population into western ideals, and leave a peace loving country behind, would be stark raving Mad.
It can’t be done, period.
The only way to invade a foreign country is to do as the American settlers did.
Invade, ethnic cleanse the local inhabitants, i.e. the American Indians and then stay and keep it for themselves.
How else could it be achieved.

Mike, Berlin,

If that's what he thinks NATO should pull out and see how well the half-trained morons in the Afghan army deal with it. Afghanistan would be back in the hands of the Taleban within 6 months

J Roberts, Manchester, UK

Come on lads lets go home. It is not worth it. I suggest we stop pronouncing the afghan leader's name Car zay and use a slightly different pronunciation familiar to most British people-Car Zee. With friends like the Afghan leader who needs enemies.

Wellaar, Torbay,

Only one answer. Let's get out NOW and not waste another British soldier's life.

Peter Bermanp, TauntonUK, UK

Time to go home. The NATO like the soviets before will lose this war. History tends to repeat itself, sadly Messrs Bush and Blair never bothered to read the history of past invasions of Iraq and Afghanistan.

Nick, London, UK

Whether it's Karzai criticizing the British or Gates doing the same to 'our NATO allies' this sniping in public has to end. If you have a gripe do it face to face behind closed doors and don't let it embolden the enemy while demoralizing our guys.

Warren, calgary, alberta

If he had the situation so under control why was it felt british forces were needed in Helmand province? I'm fairly sure that the senior officers would have been quite glad to have not had another frontline.

Tim Hamilton, Chatham,

There you go then, Robert Gates thinks we are useless so does Karzai. Time to come home. Put the army on British streets to control the yobs that are the ones actually threatening British lives.

Martyn Millard, calvia, spain

Britian, the US and all the other countries, including Australia, would be much better off financially if they had not invaded Afghanistan and Iraq, let alone the damage to both these countries.What a dreadful mess it all is! No one will win a war in either country, though at some stage, it may be said they have, as a face-saving operation.

margie, victoria, australia

I'm all for telling Karzai we're ready to leave anytime you like, I for one have had enough of British lives being lost there while the Taliban and al-Qaeda keep on sheltering in Pakistan.

P D Cunningham, Camden, usa/sc

Without the help of America, Britain and Canada, Karzai couldn't run a bath, let alone a country.
What is he doing in Davos anyway? They have enough snow of their own.

Furriskey, Singapore,