Posted on 11/05/2007 7:54:26 AM PST by Kurt_Hectic
Darn, you beat me to the post by 20 hours.
Something else is going on here - it is not as simple as those who write that Norway is abandoning its military or depending upon the US. I haven’t had a chance to ask relatives in Norway. But if you read an article in today’s “Aftenposten”, the Defense Minister Anne-Grete Strøm-Erichsen is sending additional Norwegian troops to Afghanistan -
’ “It is completely necessary to increase the military presence in the area in order to create security,” Strøm-Erichsen said after the meeting with the parliament’s foreign committee on Tuesday morning. ‘
and arguing that the troops might even be deployed to hotter areas in the south!
http://www.aftenposten.no/english/local/article2087167.ece
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.