NEE: Dutch Government coalition member D66 split on Afghanistan threatens coalition
AMSTERDAM — The executive of junior coalition party D66 believes parliament should hold a substantive debate immediately on the pros and cons of sending 1,200 troops to southern Afghanistan. Brinkhorst, who is also Minister of Economic Affairs, expressed irritation at the warning from D66 parliamentarian Bert Bakker that the coalition government will collapse if the cabinet goes ahead with the military mission. Bakker told magazine Elsevier it was "unthinkable" a mission involving so many risks could garner even slight majority support in the 150-seat parliament. But, he said, the deployment would not be acceptable to D66's six deputies even if a broad majority, including main opposition party Labour (PvdA), gave its backing. Note EU-Digest: 75% of the Netherlands population is saying no to sending troops to Afghanistan - Dutch parliamentarians better take note and vote NEE (NO)
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