More Bulgarian Troops To Afghanistan

I have a Bulgarian friend who is currently serving in Afghanistan; he only does it for the money as his politics is against being there. Defending the world by trying to force so called evil elements in far-flung foreign and not very well understood countries has been debated to the tenth degree. There seems to be no end to this, so how long with this bottomless pit of wasted lives and resource go on for and will NATO cut their losses at some point?

Bulgaria says it will send 30 more troops to the NATO-led force in Afghanistan early next year.
The government said in a statement Wednesday the troops will join a Bulgarian unit guarding the airport in the southern Afghan city of Kandahar.
Bulgaria currently has 497 troops in Afghanistan, with 270 of them guarding the Kandahar airport, which has been plagued by insurgent attacks.
Defense Minister Nikolai Mladenov says that another 70 troops could be sent to Kandahar by the end of 2010.
Bulgaria joined NATO in 2004 and has also provided troops for international operations in Iraq, Kosovo and Bosnia.

Source: http://www.nytimes.com
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