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2006-10-21 Europe

Largest-ever exercise under way in Bohemia

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Posted by mrp 2006-10-21 10:45|| || Front Page|| [1 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 A "peacekeeping unit"? The fiction: "A European security council has agreed to take military action, and Czech troops are part of the coalition."?

Um, will they have like guns 'n stuff, or just Blue Helmets and White Flags?

Lawzy, the Czechs aren't a buncha wimps. Wasting them on a Euro-Peacekeeping thingy, even if a fictional exercise. Sheesh. I'll bet they could field a good fighting force.

Oh, okay, I'll quit carping. Sorry.

Posted by .com 2006-10-21 11:43|| 2006-10-21 11:43|| Front Page Top

#2 Co-opting the Euroforce away from the Franco-Germanic miasma.

Posted by lotp 2006-10-21 11:45|| 2006-10-21 11:45|| Front Page Top

#3 Concur, lotp.

Posted by twobyfour 2006-10-21 12:30|| 2006-10-21 12:30|| Front Page Top

#4 Pardon my musings here...

I think cooption may be the only way to save Eurabia. Perhaps we can 'rent' divisions from various euro countries for advanced training in 'hot' zones. Euros get combat trained units and we get additional manpower.

Another alternative might be to create an American version of the foreign legion wherein any euro citizen can apply and after 4, 6, or 8 years of service will be awarded US citizenship...

There have to be a fair number of euros of military age and perhaps with military training who believe as we do and would be willing to fight to preserve civilization.

Posted by DanNY 2006-10-21 14:34|| 2006-10-21 14:34|| Front Page Top

#5 This may be a posturing gesture for Putty-Put. Putty is casting a big shadow over the region these days.

Posted by Captain America 2006-10-21 19:25|| 2006-10-21 19:25|| Front Page Top

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