I am very proud of my Danish ancestry!>
Posted on 05/05/2006 12:54:30 PM PDT by SegerSkriv
COPENHAGEN -- Danish Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen said yesterday that the furor over cartoons of the prophet Muhammad had "strengthened our resolve for the long haul" and that Danish troops would remain in Iraq. In an interview with The Washington Times in his Copenhagen office, Mr. Rasmussen brushed off a Danish television report of plans to cut Denmark's 530-man deployment in Iraq by nearly one-fifth in July. "It is clearly our intention to stay in Iraq as long as we are requested by the Iraqi government, as long as our presence is based on a U.N. mandate, and as long as we believe we can make a positive difference on the ground," the center-right Danish leader said. Mr. Rasmussen and his conservative coalition, which includes the Danish People's Party, faced heavy criticism for their initial response to global Muslim riots in February, which were prompted by the publication four months earlier of editorial cartoons of the prophet Muhammad....
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Screw Corona, I'm going to get some Carlsborg tonight.
Heja!!!
Once again, I am proud of my Danish ancestry.
I am very proud of my Danish ancestry!>
Yep, the Danes get it...!
Good for Denmark!
Theyve done well! supporting the free speech cartoon debacle and now this! Hurray Denmark!
Thank you Denmark. You a truely a friend and an ally to the US and the free world.You are one of the few Euro countries that has any balls left.
Seems the Danish know our enemy.
A salute to the Danes...admirable, indeed, are honor and courage.
"Perhaps the best resistance fighters of WW2."
Really ? What they did ?
BTW What are you doing in Moldova ?
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