Posted on 03/22/2005 9:08:13 PM PST by 11th_VA
Norway, a major oil exporter, is prepared to help Iraq build up its oil industry by sharing experience, training and technology, a deputy minister said Tuesday. "There is real interest in doing this and getting it going this year," Norwegian Deputy Minister of International Development Leiv Lunde told The Associated Press. (snip)
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The state of Texas will help Iraq. Norway's expertise will be more helpful after Iraq is covered in a sheet of ice.
I thought Norway was part of the coalition.
Man, you guys are so wrong it is hilarious.
Norway was on board in both Afghanistan and Iraq before most others in the coalition joined up.
Too many here on Free Republic tend to sloppily confuse Norway with "Sweden" or with Old Europe. Norway is Norway, not even part of the European "Union."
The special forces of Norway were decorated by George Bush two months ago for their actions in Afghanistan and Irag--the first foreign forces to be honored by an American president in more than 40 years.
If one admires so much the actions of the British, the Australian, and the Polish forces in Afghanistan and Iraq, surely he must admire even more the forces from Norway, who earned that particular distinction.
Depending upon which standards are used, Norway is third or fourth in the entire world, in defense spending per capita; some even have Norway second, behind only the United States.
Man, you guys are so wrong. Do not confuse Norway with "Sweden" or Old Europe.
"Man, you guys are so wrong it is hilarious."
Man, you could use a quick course in manners.
I stand corrected and Norway has my abject apology.
In penitence, I will consume a can of Norwegian sardines.
Thanks for your civil and informative post, franksolich!
We are wrong. And it is hilarious.
I thought his correction was both forthright and good-humored. Lighten up!
I never said he wasn't right. His manners on the otherhand need some brushing up on.
Hey guys, I didn't mean to be offensive or anything, but a quick glance at some of the "profiles" showed there were a great many military veterans replying to this thread.
It has been my experience that military veterans are more in tune with what is going on, than ordinary people (I am not a military veteran; born deaf, so that cut out that, even though I did try to cheat on the army "hearing test" so as to get in, but was caught and sent to college instead).
In fact, it was some veterans on Free Republic who some weeks ago directed me to the information that George Bush had specially decorated the Norwegian special forces for their actions in Afghanistan and Iraq; the first time any foreign armed service had been honored by an American president since the mid-1960s.
(Apparently the Norwegian special forces are excellent mountain fighters; I do not know for sure.)
So that was my gripe. Norway came "aboard" with us right away, before most others did--the damnable problem being, many people still confuse Norway with "Sweden" or "Old Europe," and so that impression needed correction.
As for the matter of "profiting" from the wars for the liberation of Afghanistan and Iraq, I hope we have some backbone, and allow only those who participated, to "gain" from it.....which leaves out the French, the Germans, the Russians.
If we can't have it ourselves, much better that the dough fly to Britain, Australia, Norway, Poland, Italy, and those others who were with us when the going got tough.
Although the Norwegian government and 80% of the Norwegian population opposed the war itself, to its credit, Norway has been on board with reconstruction and humanitarian efforts there.
Did I miss anything here?
I have to admit, I thought Norway was part of the problem, not the solution. Thanks for the info.
Yeah, there was a thread on Free Republic about that, some time ago, and it appears the Google search was missing some things. I will find that thread, and send it on; it was more than 150-200 men (face it, Norway is a tiny country; many cities in the United States have more people than Norway), and Norwegian troops were in both Afghanistan and Iraq. I will track down that thread, and send it along.
An offer to assist with the goldmine. Isn't that special.
LOL !!!
His manners are fine too.
When I find out what else they have been doing, which has been posted on Free Republic, I will send along those threads too.
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