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2008-10-22 Europe

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Posted by tipper 2008-10-22 01:06|| || Front Page|| [1 views ] Top

#1 This sucks. As a kid, I lived on Keflavik AFB (this is in the 50's before the Navy took over) and enjoyed the Icelandic people and their culture. I cannot believe we are giving them up to Putin and his ilk. Iceland has a new Aluminum smelter on the northeast side and other resources. Its still pretty strategic to me. Sad.

Posted by Jack is Back!">Jack is Back! 2008-10-22 11:54|| 2008-10-22 11:54|| Front Page Top

#2 Russia is a paper tiger and not up to Putin's ambitions. I'm more than happy to sit back and let them bail out Iceland, particularly with oil under $70 and base commodities collapsing.

Empires are expensive and Russia cannot afford one.

Posted by DoDo 2008-10-22 13:18|| 2008-10-22 13:18|| Front Page Top

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