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| Norway to send 150 special forces to Afghanistan |
| 2007-02-14 |
| Norway will send about 150 special forces troops to the NATO-led mission in Afghanistan in response to an appeal for reinforcements from the Western alliance, the foreign minister said Tuesday. The commandos will help provide security and fight terror near the Afghan capital of Kabul, Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Stoere said, stressing that they would not be involved in operations elsewhere in the country, including in the south. NATO has been appealing for more troops, especially in the southern part of Afghanistan, to help fight Taliban forces. There are already about 550 Norwegian troops in northern Afghanistan. “Norway received a specific request from NATO on Feb 5 for an additional military contribution,” including transport planes, fighter aircraft and special forces, Stoere said in Parliament. “The special forces contingent will be in line with NATO’s wishes and will be important to defending and maintaining security in the capital,” he said. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #10 Norway was a superb, yet un-heralded ally during WW-II. In the late 1990's, we thanked them again by cancelling a contract extention for a relatively small follow-on production order of Penguin missiles (anti-ship); a very effective and lethal little number. Where we really have a problem a lot of the time is in how we treat our friends; over time. |
| Posted by: Asymmetrical T 2007-02-14 21:58 |
| #9 Icerigger, There is nothing soft about killing then with Lutefisk! Al |
| Posted by: Frozen Al 2007-02-14 16:43 |
| #8 Sorry Chuck. It was more of a comment on Sweden's social policies of protecting Mooslem rape gangs while sacrificing their own traditions and women. Come to think of it Sweden rolled over and worked with the Nazis in WWII. Norway had to be taken by force. There is still a lot of bad blood in the two countries over that one. I'll take Lefse over that shit Naan any day! Give em HELL VIKINGS! |
| Posted by: Icerigger 2007-02-14 12:56 |
| #7 Why do I've this vision of a drekar on a top of an Afghan mountain? |
| Posted by: gromgoru 2007-02-14 12:26 |
| #6 I think a few NATO countries have realized that they have an excellent opportunity in Afghanistan to both polish their halos by being a part of a multi-national, UN-approved force, and to gain valuable combat experience fighting alongside the United States military. The rest are too PC to consider either reward sufficient to cover the possible loss of any of their troops. |
| Posted by: Old Patriot 2007-02-14 11:58 |
| #5 Don't knock the Swedes. ISAF |
| Posted by: Chuck Simmins 2007-02-14 11:11 |
| #4 Probably from their "mountain" regiment, you know those guys in all white and on skis. Kirk Douglas is their best scout. |
| Posted by: Jack is Back 2007-02-14 10:17 |
| #3 The deploy to Sweden or Denmark first; they have bigger problems with their local insurgencies than Kabul. |
| Posted by: Excalibur 2007-02-14 09:09 |
| #2 Killing them softly with Lutefisk! Good for them! The fricking Swedes would send troops but their protacal would require the Muzzies to rape them. The Minnesota Troops Support website has a video of Norwegian troops training. For some reason it's one of the more popular videos. |
| Posted by: Icerigger 2007-02-14 06:24 |
| #1 It's a start. |
| Posted by: Mark Espinola 2007-02-14 02:12 |