far more than 40 years. we are still in cyprus today. the us has been in south korea since the 1950s and japan since the second world war. the strategic patience when the cold war and kept the un line peaceful. that could have been done in afghanistan today as well. keeping 10,000 nato troops was not a huge commitment from anyone. i 10,000 nato troops was not a huge commitment from anyone.- 10,000 nato troops was not a huge commitment from anyone. i think when i seak to commitment from anyone. i think when i speak to counterterrorism commitment from anyone. i think when i speak to counterterrorism experts i i speak to counterterrorism experts as well as they say they didn t need 10,000 in the country it could have been the 3500 that they had. the irony is that they have now had to send 3000 troops because they took 2500 troops out. in send 3000 troops because they took 2500 troops out. 2500 troops out. in iraq right now, there are 3500 2500 troops out. in iraq right now, there are