Posted on 12/06/2006 3:43:16 PM PST by sergey1973
PRAGUE, December 5, 2006 (RFE/RL) -- During the recent NATO summit in Riga, U.S. Senator Richard Lugar urged the alliance to declare that an energy boycott of any member be seen as an act of coercion against all members of the alliance and one that requires a collective response.
U.S. Senator Richard Lugar urged NATO to update its charter. "We are used to thinking in terms of conventional warfare between nations, but energy could become the weapon of choice for those who possess it," he said.
Lugar warned the opening session of the NATO meeting that "it may seem to be a less lethal weapon than military force, but a natural-gas shutdown to a European country in the middle of winter could cause death and economic loss on the scale of a military attack."
(Excerpt) Read more at rferl.org ...
"...Richard Lugar urged the alliance to declare that an energy boycott of any member be seen as an act of coercion against all members of the alliance and one that requires a collective response.
The rainy season is ending and I'm getting ready to bike commute again. That'll help a little.
nato? her days have long passed with th changing threats and needs to be repurposed or disbanded. The bulk of these asses are not prepared to fight for freedom as evidenced by their actions in afghanistan......so a change in definition is necessary.
Good going RobRoy!
Even though I have cut back on driving thanks to the technology of the internet, I am not ready to bike in WNY winters!
But if push comes to shove I will gladly.
Eleni
NATO now basically means us. Europe has scarcely any functional troops left, the French are busy beating up small African countries and making them safe for Islam, and England is busy changing over to the new Chamberlain administration.
If Europe won't take care of its own security, I don't think it's our job to do it. As it is, the chief reason they are such basket cases is that we have accustomed them to letting mummy take care of them in every contingency while they indulge themselves. So, what can you expect?
I wonder what he means to be the reciprocal measure? A military assault or a NATO-wide economic moves?
The British have a Division. Belgium - NO one to fight. Netherlands 1 division in reserve. Germany 2 divisions. France - who knows but not many. Italy 2 divisions. Poland 3 divisions (?). Spain NO one to fight. Portugal unknown. Greece 1 division (?). Turkey NO fight outside Turkey. Denmark 3 battalions. Luxembourg 1 battalion. Norway 1 division. And most are reserve and are not ready to fight so how is NATO going to fight any war without the United States?==
Is it all reserves? I heard Russia has 100 divisions and 5000 tanks each day but 3 mlns of reservists more who served in military and has military trainings. Seem like Russia ables to crush NATO each day:))).
NATO would be stuuuupid to try to attack Russia
Somehow I doubt that Lithuanian and hungarian divisions are match for Russians.
EU must see te truth, no gas. Either zou go to Arabs and become Dhimmi, either zou rty to strike a dela with Russians... Russians won`t chop zour head of...
Unfortunatley Eleni,
Lugar was having Russia on his mind that he would like to attack.
NATO is obsolete and just won`t die.
NATO showed useless in Iraq, Afghanistan...
And last guy that tried to applz his "Energz needs" in Russia left his army at Stalingrad 1943...
Not only do we need to strike energy deals with Russia, but we need a Manhattan project to develop advanced energy technologies!! This will eliminate our fatal codependency on islam, and stop any New World Order adventures aimed at "controlling Caspian oil".
Harry Truman's NATO was good and necessary, and achieved its objectives without firing a shot in anger. But NATO, which was obsolete with the early 1990s fall of the Soviet Union, has morphed into a monster that only serves the NWO and islam. It should have been disbanded in 1993 or so.
As for me, I buy Russian gas (Lukoil/Getty) as much as possible, and almost never buy gas from outlets for the major oil companies. No islamic gasoline for me!!!!
I buy Russian gas (Lukoil/Getty) as much as possible..
"...he asked to be buried according to Muslim tradition."
Remove Germany, France, and Spain. They have already declared their neutrality.
I won't buy Lukoil. They buy oil from Venezuela, and I have problems with the current Russian regieme, which uses Lukoil money to build its military.
In order to guard against future aggression from the neo-Soviet Putin régime NATO is required, coupled with it's role in combating Islamic terrorists in Afghanistan.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.