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Iceland Unhappy U.S. Pulling Defenses Out
Chron.com ^
| March 16 2006
| KRISTA MAHR/AP
Posted on 03/16/2006 12:33:55 PM PST by knighthawk
REYKJAVIK, Iceland The United States, which has long provided Iceland with its only military force, has decided to withdraw most of its service members and all of its fighter jets and helicopters from the country later this year, the U.S. ambassador said Thursday.
Iceland's government, which had recently offered to pay some of the cost of its defense to try to keep U.S. forces here, said it regretted the decision.
In an interview with The Associated Press, U.S. Ambassador Carol van Voorst said she and Nicholas Burns, the U.S. under secretary of state, had told Prime Minister Haldor Asgrimsson and Foreign Minister Geir H. Haarde of the unilateral decision on Wednesday.
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TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: badidea; iceland; militarybases; reykjavik; stupidmove; unemployedwomen
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To: knighthawk
Sorry Björk, you're on your own.
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posted on
03/16/2006 12:34:56 PM PST
by
inkling
To: knighthawk
Time for them to grow their own military. The troops are needed elsewhere.
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posted on
03/16/2006 12:35:24 PM PST
by
TXBSAFH
(Proud Dad of Twins, What Does Not Kill You Makes You Stronger!!!!!!)
To: knighthawk
Good start.Pull all of our troops out of Germany,South Korea,etc.
And then listen to the squeals of protest!
To: knighthawk
"Iceland would be left with a small Coast Guard, which has two unarmed helicopters and an airplane."
Stop! Or we'll say "Stop!" again.
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posted on
03/16/2006 12:37:01 PM PST
by
Sax
To: knighthawk
"unilateral decision"
What other kind of decision would it be? Is Iceland footing the bill for any of this?
To: knighthawk
A very strategic spot to leave undefended IMHO. I doubt Iceland has the manpower or the funds to effectively defend it...and it would be vital to our interests in the case of a major war requiring trans-atlantic shipments.
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posted on
03/16/2006 12:37:27 PM PST
by
Jeff Head
(www.dragonsfuryseries.com)
To: inkling
I think we need to station an entire battalion of Fashion Police there just to keep her from wearing stupid dresses.
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posted on
03/16/2006 12:37:32 PM PST
by
domenad
(In all things, in all ways, at all times, let honor guide me.)
To: knighthawk
Who's going to attack Iceland? The country is a fricking island just below the Arctic Circle.
To: Gay State Conservative
Good start.Pull all of our troops out of Germany,South Korea,etc.Then station them along our southern AND northern borders.
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posted on
03/16/2006 12:40:12 PM PST
by
ConservativeBamaFan
(Ted Kennedy's car has killed more people than Dick Cheney's quail gun.)
To: knighthawk
Bummer, I was stationed there 89-90.
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posted on
03/16/2006 12:40:19 PM PST
by
darkwing104
(Let's get dangerous)
To: knighthawk
I wouldn't slam Iceland. Though they haven't kicked in much in blood and treasure, they've been valued allies over the last century simply because of their location.
Plus they have weirdly hot chicks up there.
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posted on
03/16/2006 12:40:54 PM PST
by
dead
(I've got my eye out for Mullah Omar.)
To: Extremely Extreme Extremist
"Who's going to attack Iceland? The country is a fricking island just below the Arctic Circle."
Iceland is located near vital sea lanes. Control Iceland, your well on your way to controling the north Atlantic.
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posted on
03/16/2006 12:40:58 PM PST
by
sean327
(God created all men equal, then some become Marines!)
To: Extremely Extreme Extremist; Jeff Head
You take Iceland you choke off getting to Europe....I don't know if I like this move.
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posted on
03/16/2006 12:41:02 PM PST
by
Dog
To: Extremely Extreme Extremist
Who's going to attack Iceland? The country is a fricking island just below the Arctic Circle.Argentina? Maybe Cuba will and then we'll be surrounded by Communists!
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posted on
03/16/2006 12:41:17 PM PST
by
frogjerk
(LIBERALISM: The perpetual insulting of common sense.)
To: Extremely Extreme Extremist
Read Red Storm Rising
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posted on
03/16/2006 12:41:53 PM PST
by
Dog
To: Jeff Head
A very strategic spot to leave undefended IMHO. I doubt Iceland has the manpower or the funds to effectively defend it...and it would be vital to our interests in the case of a major war requiring trans-atlantic shipments.
Absolutely. Iceland played a huge role in World War III--at least the one depicted by Tom Clancy in "Red Storm Rising."
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posted on
03/16/2006 12:41:54 PM PST
by
drjimmy
To: Jeff Head
I have a hard time seeing why we can't keep 4 measley fighter planes there. Iceland provides coverage of a certain area of the Atlantic that is irreplacable. What if terrorists hijack a trans-Atlantic flight and we need to have fighter planes there ASAP?
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posted on
03/16/2006 12:42:00 PM PST
by
Altair333
(We can build a wall on our border with Mexico for 10 billion dollars)
To: Extremely Extreme Extremist
Iceland is a key place to defend the shipping routes to Europe. Admiral Dan Gallery writes about being stationed there with patrol planes in WW2.
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posted on
03/16/2006 12:42:24 PM PST
by
GAB-1955
(being dragged, kicking and screaming, into the Kingdom of Heaven....)
To: Extremely Extreme Extremist
Apparently the U-Boat threat has subsided somewhat.
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