Wouter Bos Quotes (4 Quotes)

Beautiful words on international solidarity don't mean a thing if we would quit after the smallest setback.

We are very concerned about having troops in one of the most difficult provinces of Afghanistan. We would then have troops that are both peace-building and fighting and that is confusing. For the people living there it would not be clear when they deal with a Dutch soldier whether they are dealing with a peacemaker or a fighting soldier and that is a dangerous thing.

We have a number of requirements and the Cabinet has moved in the right direction in the recent period.

If the risk is a return to repression and the terror of the Taliban, and there is a chance of success then we should not be afraid of this mission, even if it will be difficult.