Why Denmark Decided to Participate in the War Against Saddam Hussein

The Intellectual Conservative ^ | September 24, 2003 | Frank Laybourn, Foreign and Security Policy Adviser to the Liberal Party of Denmark

[tommix2]

The spirit of my paternal great-grandparents, Christiana Larsen and Peder Pedersen, lives on. God bless Denmark!

The spirit of Mormor, (my mother's mother),Christina Sorensen, lives on. God bless Denmark! I am so thankful that the Danes have taken this position.

[Alamo-Girl]

Thanks for the heads up!

[Consort]

[GOPJ]

Thanks for the ping.

[MattinNJ]

Thank you so much for the ping.

Sparta-thought you might enjoy seeing one last ember of Western Civ left glowing in Europe I never thought I would hear these words coming from Europe.

In the last century, the United States has come to our help on numerous occasions. In the First and Second World Wars. By securing our freedom during the Cold War. And by US resolve in the Balkans in the 1990’s, when bloody civil wars plagued the region and European leaders were hesitant. We felt that it was our duty to support the United States when the call was -- for once -- coming from the other side of the Atlantic.

After I go back to Madrid, Copenhagen will be my next destination.

[PhilDragoo]

[nathanbedford]

I have always wondered just how real the supposed love affair with the Clintons is in Europe.

Alas, very, very real, I am afraid. And the mirror image, the disdain of Bush, is equally widespread. I think you are right, there is virtually no other media presentation apart from Clinton - good; Bush -bad.

When I ask my German neighbors to consider that they are being duped by their own media along the same lines that occured with Reagan, they simply look blank. I say, he was described as a war monger, an ignorant actor, his "evil empire speech" was decried, etc. etc. and he only won the cold war. Now you are being deceived again about Bush. They simply do not react. It does not register.

This is not an isolated conversation but universally true with only the rarest of exceptions.

I wish it were otherwise.

[cookcounty]

Pass the Danish!!

[Sparta]

I am glad to see these words from Europe. Also, did you hear that Denmark is also expelling radical Muslim clerics from their country also?

[marktwain]

When I ask my German neighbors to consider that they are being duped by their own media along the same lines that occured with Reagan, they simply look blank. I say, he was described as a war monger, an ignorant actor, his "evil empire speech" was decried, etc. etc. and he only won the cold war. Now you are being deceived again about Bush. They simply do not react. It does not register.

I recalll a German woman who related, as foreign troops were entering Berlin, the city was in flames, with artillery shells exploding in their neighborhood, Goebbels was on the radio, telling them that the new German miracle weapons were almost ready and would soon destroy these evil invaders.

The woman said "but how can this be? The city is burning and the invaders are here?

Whereupon her mother slapped her and said:

"How dare you suggest that Dr. Goebbels would lie to us!"

[Marysecretary]

WOW! I am really impressed with the Danish Government and this writer for their viewpoint on Iraq and our intervention. Thank you, Denmark!

[Marysecretary]

AMEN, Miss Marple. My great grandparents were Larsen's as well but they were from Norway. I think it's like being a Smith over here.

[Marysecretary]

He talks out of both sides of his mouth, typical democrat.

[gaspar]

The Danes: A name that struck terror in the hearts of Muslims, whose people settled Normandy, who provided the fighting men for the Crusades, who served as William the Conquerers men in the conquest of England. Who fought for the independence of Portugal, who brought stability to the Northern Meditteranean. Denmark yet survives, and I say thank God for that.

[Marysecretary]

They really get it, don't they!

[blackie]

The Danes Get "it"!

[mathluv]

My grandson (12 yo) went with his grandparents (Hjorth) to a family reunion this summer. I printed this out to give him. He is so proud that the Danish half of his ancestry is standing strong with the USA.

[MattinNJ]

did you hear that Denmark is also expelling radical Muslim clerics from their country also?

Yup. The Dutch (normally very left of center) have also been really cracking down on immigration too. They have special police units that swoop in on illegal immigrants, card them, and if they are not their legally they get their butts thrown on the next plane to where they came from.

I mostly like what Bush has done, but he wasted a mandate to seal the borders after 9-11.

[Extremely Extreme Extremist]

Danish kringles from Racine, Wisconsin...ya'll FReepers gotta get some, or go to Nueskes.com.