Posted on 03/09/2024 11:24:15 AM PST by Navy Patriot
For the first time as a member of NATO, Sweden is participating in a military exercise, and members of its armed forces told Newsmax they were glad finally to be a part of the Western military alliance.
On Thursday, Sweden became the 32nd member of NATO, two years after it applied following Russia's invasion of Ukraine. The once-neutral nation is participating in Nordic Response, a training exercise involving more than 20,000 soldiers from 14 countries, including the U.S., which began Monday in the Arctic extremes of Norway, Finland, and Sweden and runs through March 14.
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Lol.just wait..NATO will be shown for what it is. A collection of diverse countries who during a real war will each try to go in it’s own direction. You think big numbers from a coalition means it’s strong? Wait till it’s tested in a real battle.
I just get tired of morons who see an article about a country joining us as an ally, and your only reaction is to go on about “homos”. Just idiotic.
Look at what that’s done for Ukraine.
Now with Russia’s help the Muslims and the Russians will cause mischief and death while you await help from Germany , France or the uk if the Russians invade.
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