We in the west walked away from Afghanistan at the end of the cold war and left it as a country devastated socially and armed to the teeth. If we do that again there will be consequences. Bob Ainsworth More Quotes by Bob Ainsworth More Quotes From Bob Ainsworth On the back benches, you can have your say but no power to do anything. Bob Ainsworth your back you power You have to make the compromise: resign, stay out of the government, and you can say what you like... but no one has to do anything about it. Bob Ainsworth stay you compromise government The war in Afghanistan is too important to be reduced to a political football. We are fighting there to protect our national security. We are confronting the Taliban-led insurgency to prevent terrorists returning to that country. Bob Ainsworth political fighting football war We cannot allow Afghanistan to become again a haven for terrorists who inspire, plan and provide support for attacks like those of 11 September 2001, of 7 July 2005 in London, and more. Bob Ainsworth plan like support inspire
