Posted on 05/19/2022 7:27:28 AM PDT by Navy Patriot
Classic projection. Coming from the clown show that brought US the 'putin puffer' name game. Fk all y'all.
You must be confusing me with your boyfriend. Never used that phrase myself.
He won’t get that, but he’ll get everything else.
Lots of countries can make excellent weapons, so what?
Sweden made great steel in the 1940s, they sold it equally to the Allies and the Nazis.
Did you know the NYPD has more cops than Sweden has soldiers?
How does their joining NATO benefit America?
The ‘globohomo’ stuff plays well with a Russian audience and these mutts lack the sophistication to appreciate that the word sounds alien to most Americans.
They used too. Now a days I question that.
My preference is that NATO evolve into something else, maybe split into as many as three alliances. As it is its obsolete, however that’s a different discussion. Since NATO is not going away, this adds two states that at least pay their own way on defense unlike Germany. Of course, we’ll probably volunteer to relieve them of much of that burden.
No, they don't. Swedes have a bit more than 50k compared to 35k NYC cops. As to what good they could do, that's somewhere around 30% of the force with which Russia invaded Ukraine, so it is significant when added to the forces of other allies.
Benefits the U.S. by adding to the strength with which Europe can provide for its own defense.
There is no Soviet.
Throw down the gauntlet! If anyone refuses, then the U.S. will withdraw. Oh wait. That would take some guts and Biden barely has a brain.
From what I have seen since Erdogan took power, I’m afraid you are right.
Swedish territory lends well to defense so raw numbers are not completely relevant. Also, the Swedes ran a nuclear weapons program from 1945 to 1972 when they supposedly stopped. I imagine if they had to, they could dust that off and restart.
Past time to toss the Trojan Turks into the Black sea like so many Coney Island blowfish.
Whoa whoa whoa, only Putlerites don’t want to live in the pod and eat the bugs.
Check your facts, Bruce.
Swedish active military: 29,750.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_number_of_military_and_paramilitary_personnel
NYPD: 38,500 active police officers.
https://policeteststudyguide.com/new-york-city-police-department/
You didn’t say “active”. Swedes have another 30k reserves with a one week mobilization.
Form a NATO North organization that does include Sweden and Finland and does not include Turkey.
The best option is to form NOPETO.
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