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Posted on 09/14/2006 2:08:24 AM PDT by twinself
Edited on 09/14/2006 2:10:57 AM PDT by Admin Moderator. [history]
Poland will send at least 900 troops to bolster the NATO mission in Afghanistan, its defense minister said.
"As of February next year, over 1,000 Polish soldiers are going to be serving in Afghanistan," Radoslaw Sikorski told journalists Wednesday evening in Washington in comments broadcast on Polish television Thursday morning.
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ping!
As an article in The [London] Times pointed out the other day, it’s always Poland picking up the slack when the US and UK have run out of troops. Some other members need to consider whether or not they are really part of Nato (which I believe still serves a useful purpose – it has for more teeth than the UN).
In my opinion the alliance doesn't serve well for other members like France or Germany. Therefore cooperation between those who really care like: UK, USA and some Eastern Europe countries should be strenghtened (more common tranings, mixed military units etc). Happily all that happens at present in Iraq without official NATO participation.
ahhhh I love the smell of small minded neighbour hate in Europe in the morning.....
good on the Poles. It can't just be me glad that a large no. of Polish immigrants have arrived here in the UK
Rummenigge, I do not hate Germany by any means. But why is Germany not doing more to help out in Afghanistan? Few can disagree that the Taliban are bad sorts.
An Irish bloke down the pub wasn’t happy that they do his job for less wages. Seeing as one presumes he did the same when he came over from Ireland however many years ago, I’m not sure he had much to complain about…
Do you? That would explain your silly comment. May seem strange to you, but I don't - personally. And what strikes me the most is that actually Germany in 2001 agreed to take part in Afghani operation and send nearly 4K troops there. Maybe you are one of the Greens who'd opposed it then? Hell knows.
probably construction worker without much to complain about; just about everbody I've ever met appeared to be doing way better than I was
If I may add a comment to your discussion. You're actually getting the best of Poland's population now. Apart from large group of blue collars -'Polish plumbers' another one were graduate freshmen unable to find a decent job suitable for their skills. As you probably realize some of the people will stay in your country forever, intermarry etc. Like this Irish guy that you've met. It's good shot of European blood into British pot. And a really hard time for Polish headhunting companies. ;)
...and why exactly have you been that surprised by the german actions ?
Was there a time in our lifes where germany didn't do the right thing in terms of foreign politics ?
It's time we stop complaing about our neighbours and use the fall of the iron curtain as a chance to stand together - those who don't understand will be overrun by the chineese while they overtake the mullahs on their attempt...
I guess we even agree in that.
Europes histories dark spots which are delightfully discussed on freep (why talk about chances or possibilities - you would only end up committed...) all in all base on the principle to make ties with your next neighbour because you traditionally hate you neighbour.
Succcess comes from the times where neighbours found common ground (norway and sweden - a long time ago)
so now... go on paint me green or brown if you need too...
It is not like that. It is follow me, lead me, or get the hell out of my way. There is no standing together, or making nice, there is no time for that. Action is all that matters. If the rest of Europe does not step up, they will continue to decline. Power is shifting away from Europe, and Europe has brought it on itself. Europe, especially the Western part is declining, so America needs to move on to Eastern Europe and beyond, we have to adapt. Besides Germany has given us a lot of trouble lately, ie Iraq and some with Iran, although Merkel is better, but those are symptoms of the same disease, leftism, that is killing most of Europe. Poland is our best European ally, excepting Britain.
if you shift your focus that fast it's probably not worth to make an effort to be in it...
Reproduction rates in Eastern Europe became also very low. In addition they have large emigration to Western Europe so they are in danger of demographic collapse in the future.
chineese big cheese is on a visit to mrs. merkel today probably introducing the new icons for environmental protection and copyright - terms formerly not known to these folks...
or he might have forgotten that and demands another 2 billion of production volume to be legally shipped to the harbours of hamburg and bremen.
If we'd spend all the time with girls that we spend with freep we'd be in control of that !
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