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On Fri, 07 Nov 2003 06:33:19 GMT, Juvat wrote:
I agree that Rumsfeld's previous goodwill visit to Hussein had no bearing on current events...but I use it to suggest that the current anger by you and other americans toward our european friends can just as easily change. "European friends"? That would be the UK and Poland. The rest are hardly "friends" Al Minyard |
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Alan Minyard wrote in
: On Fri, 07 Nov 2003 06:33:19 GMT, Juvat wrote: I agree that Rumsfeld's previous goodwill visit to Hussein had no bearing on current events...but I use it to suggest that the current anger by you and other americans toward our european friends can just as easily change. "European friends"? That would be the UK and Poland. The rest are hardly "friends" Al Minyard Just a reminder. http://usinfo.state.gov/topical/pol/terror/02040207.htm "Rumsfeld Thanks Norway for "Wonderful" Anti-terror Support In response to a question, Devold revealed that Norway has offered F-16 fighter jets for Operation Enduring Freedom, and it "plans to be able to go together with Denmark and Netherlands with a deployment of F-16s if we are needed later on this year." http://www.iwar.org.uk/news-archive/2003/08-11.htm NATO took over command Monday of the International Security Assistance Force, known by its acronym ISAF, following a year-and-a-half in which different nations rotated into and out of leadership. The takeover marks NATO's first operation outside Europe in its 54-year history, and underscores the alliance's shift from its original Cold War role to a new focus on international terrorism. [..] Regards... |
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"European friends"? That would be the UK and Poland. The rest
are hardly "friends" Al Minyard Just a reminder. Netherlands, Turkey, Italy, Spain , Denmark, Most all of the eastern European countries, Norway, and another I have forgotten at this moment, are helping to. Yes, they are good friends too. A lot more than just UK and Poland have helped in Iraq and Afghanistan. Even France helped with CAS in Afghanistan, which is a case of our interests being common, as opposed to different in the case of Iraq. Ron Pilot/Wildland Firefighter |
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On Sat, 08 Nov 2003 03:36:31 GMT, "Bjørnar Bolsøy" wrote:
Alan Minyard wrote in : On Fri, 07 Nov 2003 06:33:19 GMT, Juvat wrote: I agree that Rumsfeld's previous goodwill visit to Hussein had no bearing on current events...but I use it to suggest that the current anger by you and other americans toward our european friends can just as easily change. "European friends"? That would be the UK and Poland. The rest are hardly "friends" Al Minyard Just a reminder. http://usinfo.state.gov/topical/pol/terror/02040207.htm "Rumsfeld Thanks Norway for "Wonderful" Anti-terror Support In response to a question, Devold revealed that Norway has offered F-16 fighter jets for Operation Enduring Freedom, and it "plans to be able to go together with Denmark and Netherlands with a deployment of F-16s if we are needed later on this year." http://www.iwar.org.uk/news-archive/2003/08-11.htm NATO took over command Monday of the International Security Assistance Force, known by its acronym ISAF, following a year-and-a-half in which different nations rotated into and out of leadership. The takeover marks NATO's first operation outside Europe in its 54-year history, and underscores the alliance's shift from its original Cold War role to a new focus on international terrorism. [..] Regards... Latter on this year?? Oh, you mean after there is no need for them, and no threat to them. What a joke. Al Minyard |
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Alan Minyard wrote in
: On Sat, 08 Nov 2003 03:36:31 GMT, "Bjørnar Bolsøy" wrote: http://usinfo.state.gov/topical/pol/terror/02040207.htm "Rumsfeld Thanks Norway for "Wonderful" Anti-terror Support In response to a question, Devold revealed that Norway has offered F-16 fighter jets for Operation Enduring Freedom, and it "plans to be able to go together with Denmark and Netherlands with a deployment of F-16s if we are needed later on this year." [..] Latter on this year?? No, last year as you might notice. The operation ended in april this year. Our 6 F-16s flew 488 missions and spent 3000hrs in the air. We even dropped bombs, which marks the first time we've ever engaged in air combat since WW2. Looking back at 5o years of a purely defensive policy it was a very important milestone for us to even send weaponsystems to an offensive campaign in the first place, one which naturally caused a heavy national debate. Oh, you mean after there is no need for them, and no threat to them. The way it works is that we offer our support, usually of defensive form, to our allies. Then we -migth- be put into the plan and called when we are needed. In this case the US accepted and we were later called in as part of the EPAF (European Participating Air Forces). Regards... |
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