At last a voice of reason, nothing more I would like to see than for some to answer my questions.
Thanks AOG here are my answers -
"Can anyone out in Afghanistan, who we are protecting, be trusted"?
Yes, but not everyone, which would be naiive.
Given that I am unsure the majority of people even know why British and US troops are in their country, and are therefore unlikley to be as grateful as you seem to think they should - there are some people in every country, this one included, who will always see authority as something to be fought. The difference is, in a society like this one, the concept of freedom and perceived oppression are far more likely to be met with a seriously robust response.
"if you were out in Afghanistan, who would you really trust"?
As a solider, I would trust other UK / American soldiers, and no-one else. People who see me as an invader / tyrant / monster are unlikely to advance on me proclaiming their views through a loudhailer - so I would keep my wits about me, and pray to get out of the country alive.
Although Andy wasn't it you that first started to support jno's rather silly analogy regarding Hitler invading Britain.
/// Cracking point jno - wish I'd thought of that!! ///
I think it was at this point, that my original question got side tracked, exactly what your present post complained about.
If so, my apologies, although I simply made a point, I did not 'complain' as such.