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Iceland Unhappy U.S. Pulling Defenses Out
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| March 16 2006
| KRISTA MAHR/AP
Posted on 03/16/2006 12:33:55 PM PST by knighthawk
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To: Sax
Iceland would be left with a small Coast Guard, which has two unarmed helicopters and an airplane.They should arm their aircarft.
To: Dog
Beat me by one second!
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posted on
03/16/2006 12:42:54 PM PST
by
drjimmy
To: Jeff Head
Very shortsighted decision.
To: 68skylark
Ah, intelligent ordinance - I like it!
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posted on
03/16/2006 12:43:58 PM PST
by
Sax
To: Jeff Head
The GIUK Gap is very strategic. I learned that from Tom Clancy.
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posted on
03/16/2006 12:44:16 PM PST
by
Holicheese
(Does that hat come with a bowl of soup?)
To: drjimmy
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posted on
03/16/2006 12:44:27 PM PST
by
Dog
To: Mr. Lucky
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posted on
03/16/2006 12:44:27 PM PST
by
PeterFinn
(Anita Bryant was right!)
To: Jeff Head
True enough when the Soviet navy was a great threat and the Greenland-Iceland-UK line had to be under constant surveillance. But the threat is elsewhere these days.
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posted on
03/16/2006 12:45:16 PM PST
by
Rummyfan
To: sean327
Iceland is located near vital sea lanes. Control Iceland, your well on your way to controling the north Atlantic. That's British Empire circa 1700s thinking. Our Navy can be dispatched anywhere at the drop of a hat. We rule the waters of the world mate AAARRRGGHH!
To: Dog; Jeff Head
I don't like this move at all. Iceland is right smack in the middle of the North Atlantic, and IMO, is a strategic stepping stone for Europe.
If I remember correctly, Iceland only has a population of just over 250,000, and really doesn't have the manpower or money for an effective military.
Iceland is left vulnerable now, even with the US guaranteeing its defense, the first strike will be for the terrorists.
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posted on
03/16/2006 12:45:53 PM PST
by
Theoden
(Fidei Defensor - Deus vult!)
To: knighthawk
"Iceland would be left with a small Coast Guard, which has two unarmed helicopters and an airplane." That must put them about on par with Canada.
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posted on
03/16/2006 12:45:58 PM PST
by
The Great RJ
("Mir wölle bleiwen wat mir sin" or "We want to remain what we are." ..Luxembourg motto)
To: Jeff Head
"A very strategic spot to leave undefended IMHO."
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True. In the recent past it was used to help monitor Soviet subs entering the North Atlantic.
But since the end of the 'cold war' its value has diminished.
To: knighthawk
I've been lucky enough to have visited Iceland twice.
Not only are the people wonderful but the women are absolutely beautiful.
If I was stationed there, I would be protesting. LOL
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posted on
03/16/2006 12:46:18 PM PST
by
ncountylee
(Dead terrorists smell like victory)
To: Dog
Read Red Storm Rising I did. It's a work of fiction, remember?
To: knighthawk
Good. Why in hech do we have to be the policeman of the world now that resources are limited?
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posted on
03/16/2006 12:47:30 PM PST
by
ElPatriota
(Let's not forget, we are all still friends despite our differences)
To: Extremely Extreme Extremist
That's British Empire circa 1700s thinking. Our Navy can be dispatched anywhere at the drop of a hat. We rule the waters of the world mate AAARRRGGHH!Don't be too harsh. Iceland is very important when you're playing Risk.
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posted on
03/16/2006 12:47:39 PM PST
by
inkling
To: knighthawk
Two unarmed Coast Guard ships? Now England and the Faeroe Islands can steal their cod with impunity.
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posted on
03/16/2006 12:47:53 PM PST
by
laconic
To: GAB-1955
Agree with the estimate of Icelands strategic value, but it only becomes key if there is some navy capable of taking it. Currently, who in the world can threaten Iceland? No sense stationing troops based on Cold War realities - waste of manpower and money. The obvious next pull out would be Germany.
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posted on
03/16/2006 12:48:03 PM PST
by
tigtog
To: Extremely Extreme Extremist
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posted on
03/16/2006 12:48:15 PM PST
by
Dog
To: dead
Plus they have weirdly hot chicks up there.If the Icelandic Airlines flight attendants are at all representative, I would say they are seriously hot chicks.
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posted on
03/16/2006 12:49:16 PM PST
by
blau993
(Labs for love; .357 for Security.)
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