100,000 Afghan children saved!

Brown said 100,000 Afghan children had been saved as a result of the invasion and occupation of Afghanistan.

Assuming it is true that the mortality rate for children went down since the invasion, it doesn't justify anything foreign troops are doing there. Brown's comment is as stupid as saying that any colonial invasion was good if it led to some improvement somewhere in the conquered population. The point is that 1000 times more improvements could have happened if the international community had dealt with Afghanistan through aid etc.