Posted on 04/04/2022 7:08:36 AM PDT by lodi90
Finland appears to be getting closer to joining the NATO military alliance despite Russia's threat of military consequences if it becomes a member.
The country's politicians and NATO itself have both pointed to the possibility of Finland joining soon, and a recent survey showed a majority of the country in support of membership in light of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
Sanna Marin, Finland's prime minister, said on Saturday the decision on whether or not to join should happen "this spring," the Financial Times reported.
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said on March 31 that while the decision to join the bloc was one for Finland to make, he expected that NATO would allow the country to join quickly.
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And before someone mentions Bosnia, exactly zero Americans were killed there.
There's a lot of truth in that!
;>)
There have been many reports about this. Obviously, the Finns don’t want to broadcast their intentions lest Putin’s little green men start showing up on their lands.
You're letting your affection for Putin cloud your judgment.
There were US casualties.
Bosnian War 1992–1995
Combat death 1
Other (accidents,etc) 11
Total 12
We were lucky it wasn’t more!
We had no business bombing anybody in the Bosnian issue. It was done for Clinton domestic politics then for anything else.
If it was that important to Europe, then it should have been a total European affair. A revamped NATO along the lines I suggested would have made it that way.
“Damn fool things in the Balkans” are not our concerns !
Then I’m sure the Finns appreciate this kind of speculative reporting from the west. Nice going Business Insider.
I think the fact they were charged and tried is important.
That’s not a system of free speech..
That’s a system of being put on trial for speech.
You’re letting your secular humanism globalism show
One Finnish man decimated an entire Russian division.
Not much of a win if you ask me.
L
“Does Putin think he can fight a two front war? He can barely manage the ne he has now. At the end of WWII General George Patton wanted to reconstitute the German Army and attack Russia. Patton identified problems with the Russian military, none or very few of those were fixed.”
Excuse me, but you’re making up this sh#**t. You sound like the western media! If what you say is true why is Zelenski the clown on every media outlet possible begging for help? He reminds me of the guy on the side of the road holding up a “starving” sign. Why would he do that if he is winning??
The war with Ukraine is about to be over as soon as the Ruskies wipe out the Azov zealots in Donbas That is the 60,000 Uke troops that have been killing their own citizens for eight years. It should be over in the next 10 or so days.
As for Finland, if the report is true, I’m not sure I would want to be the one who crossed Putin’s red line. Very soon it will NOT be a two-front war. I’m pretty sure it has the chance of launching WWIII.
The nukes....the nukes.
Come on man. It’s a cute, and cuddly story. 😉
Your correct of course.
You’re letting your affection for Putin cloud your judgment.
Apparently, those shirtless Putin on horseback pics have stolen more than a few weak hearts.
Another foreign policy triumph for Vlad the Imploder.
After Russia is getting pounded in Ukraine and what Finland did to Russia during WW2 Finland says “Bring it on”
Finland has a very dangerous choice.
Either way, she is going to be in conflict with Russia soon, as Russia does not acknowledge it as a legitimate state but a breakaway province.
Same with the Baltic States, Poland, and probably part of Germany. Now, Russia knows it can’t digest all that, but Scandinavia joining NATO will lead to conflict.
“Those nations at the time were not dominated by the globalists agenda”
You should read some history. Folk were much more globalist in the 1950s.
Read Eisenhower’s speech where he outlined his plan to put the American nuclear arsenal under UN control.
Yep, Ghost if Kiev also downed half of the Russian AF. Surprisingly, when the dust settled, Ukraine lost 590 aircraft vs a dozen of Russian.
Well Russia has already claimed to have shot down 130 Bayraktars, which is odd since they only bought 30.
Not true, there were about 35-40, I believe all are down.
Russian threats of military consequences have lost a lotta oomph lately.
Sniper extraordinaire. Prior to killing Russians he was a woodsman and farmer. A great man he was.
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