Where did you get that crazy idea? The peaceful Muslims wish Norway no harm. Oh, wait...
Posted on 06/13/2018 6:35:16 AM PDT by CondoleezzaProtege
Norway will ask the United States to double the number of U.S. troops stationed in the country and deploy them nearer the border with Russia, the government said Tuesday.
The announcement came after nine nations along NATO's eastern flank called Friday for the alliance to bolster its presence in their region: Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania and Slovakia.
Oslo said it wants to boost the troop numbers to 700 and station them further north at Setermoen, 420 kilometres (260 miles) from Russia.
The U.S. deployment agreement would also be extended from the current six-month renewable periods to five years.
"The defense of Norway depends on the support of our NATO allies, as is the case in most other NATO countries," said Defense Minister Frank Bakke-Jensen in a statement.
"For this support to work in times of crises and war, we are totally dependent on joint training and exercises in times of peace," he added.
(Excerpt) Read more at military.com ...
Where did you get that crazy idea? The peaceful Muslims wish Norway no harm. Oh, wait...
They pay generous unemployment benefits and even offer paid vacation to the unemployed. Norway is a very wealthy country, North Sea oil revenue being only one source.
If they sent me to The Island I’d be trained at both.
LOL
Fascinating
Is Blackwater still in business? They will cost more than U.S. Marines but aren’t subject to rules of engagement.
Pay up, buddy!
lolz......thread winner
They want the US to have skin in Norway’s game.
Missing from that top five list is: Number Zero: Outsourcing our defense to the United States.
Then we can just tell them, hey, we already know all that. Just send us! 8~)
Now called Academi. They are still in the protection business.
How about we let the Euroes man up and regrow their own balls again at their expense.
“Then we can just tell them, hey, we already know all that. Just send us! 8~)”
Right! Instead of Basic Training just send us to the DLI for 60 days or so to get us fluent in Norwegian.
Best,
L
Norway is beautiful and wonderful. I was there for Battle Griffin during desert storm. We had to defend the Northern flank.
The answer should be “Certainly - once you and your fellow Euro NATO countries are paying your mandated share for NATO.”
Get your own frikkin marines losers !
><
That’s right.
Pull all troops out of UK and Germany. Send them to Poland and Italy. Ramstein AFB should be relocated to a new, big, trump-beautiful AFB in Poland.
When the Vikings raided the UK they took all the good looking women and the dentists.
><
Winner! Lol
Do the math. For every dangerous immigrant they cut from the free gravy train, they could train and field one of their own soldiers.
See how that works?
And if they cut ten immigrants, they can pay for an armored truck and an anti-tank missile launcher.
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.