emprworm Posted February 10, 2003 Posted February 10, 2003 latest info showing support of war taken from www.stratfor.com.
emprworm Posted February 10, 2003 Author Posted February 10, 2003 Report for Australia:"16:00 GMT - The Australian government on Feb. 7 finalized troop counts for "Operation Bastille," its military contribution to the U.S- led campaign against Iraq. Australia will deploy a squadron of 14 F/A-18 Hornets on Feb 8. Next week, a group of navy divers and special forces from the 4th Royal Australian Regiment Commando unit will depart for the Persian Gulf region with three C-130 transports and two CH-47 helicopters. All together, approximately 2,000 Australian troops will join U.S. forces in the Gulf."
emprworm Posted February 10, 2003 Author Posted February 10, 2003 Dutch Support & Turkey Support:"Feb 7, 18:50 GMT - Amsterdam, under a bilateral agreement, will provide Turkey with a Patriot missile defense system in case of war in Iraq, according to the Dutch Defense Ministry. The agreement comes while NATO allies face a Feb. 10 deadline over French, German and Belgian objections to a U.S. request to help protect Turkey during a conflict with Iraq. The Netherlands provided Turkey with Patriots during the Persian Gulf War. ""The move is a diplomatic blow from the mild-mannered Netherlands to both France and Germany -- and perhaps a sign of a serious split in the NATO alliance.Belgium, France and Germany have blocked American and Turkish efforts to relocate military assets to Turkey in preparation for a war against Iraq. NATO's other 16 members support the transfer. Key assets in question are Patriot missile batteries stored in Germany and The Netherlands."(emphasis mine)COOL! Any European country that stands against the "old Europe" of France and Germany is ok in my book! Go Netherlands!! woot!
Nyarlathotep Posted February 10, 2003 Posted February 10, 2003 emprworm, do not forget you post government stands here. If a country gives support, it doesn't mean the people of that country agree with it...
emprworm Posted February 10, 2003 Author Posted February 10, 2003 well duh, of course i know that all of the people in a country wont agree with it, but the official stance of the country is what is important in world politics, not what a few anti-war radicals and demonstrators think. The Netherlands has shown quality leadership, its people should be proud!
Edric O Posted February 10, 2003 Posted February 10, 2003 Population-wise, the majority of the world is on OUR side, Emprworm, not yours.And by approving of this war, my government has lost my vote at the next elections.Long live Germany, France and Russia!
Anathema Posted February 10, 2003 Posted February 10, 2003 Keep in mind, our current government will soon be replaced by a new one (as soon as the coalition negotiations are over) and thus our official stance may change shortly.
Nyarlathotep Posted February 10, 2003 Posted February 10, 2003 well duh, of course i know that all of the people in a country wont agree with it, but the official stance of the country is what is important in world politics, not what a few anti-war radicals and demonstrators think. The Netherlands has shown quality leadership, its people should be proud!You seem to underestimate the amount of people that are against it. For me personally, it's not the war I'm against so much. It's more the way Bush and his buddies are acting. And because of a thing Bush said concerning the Netherlands, I'm even more against him. As far as I'm concerned, he (and his buddies) can sink down deep in a huge pile of shit and stay there.
Anathema Posted February 10, 2003 Posted February 10, 2003 Nyar, what did he say about the Netherlands then? I must have missed that.
Nyarlathotep Posted February 10, 2003 Posted February 10, 2003 Nyar, what did he say about the Netherlands then? I must have missed that.You posted the thread already about Bush invading the Netherlands.
Dude_Doc Posted February 10, 2003 Posted February 10, 2003 Well, I am surprised that my country is neutral. Everywhere in the newspaper I see topics like "No war" and "screw Bush".
Anathema Posted February 10, 2003 Posted February 10, 2003 Oh, you meant that. I remember seeing that a few months ago in the paper, and I saw it again after I did some searching after I saw Nyars post.
emprworm Posted February 10, 2003 Author Posted February 10, 2003 well duh, of course i know that all of the people in a country wont agree with it, but the official stance of the country is what is important in world politics, not what a few anti-war radicals and demonstrators think. The Netherlands has shown quality leadership, its people should be proud!You seem to underestimate the amount of people that are against it. For me personally, it's not the war I'm against so much. It's more the way Bush and his buddies are acting. And because of a thing Bush said concerning the Netherlands, I'm even more against him. As far as I'm concerned, he (and his buddies) can sink down deep in a huge pile of shit and stay there.lol, ok. I don't know what you are referring to as far as him saying stuff about the Netherlands, but the way Bush is acting is great. After Hussein, North Korea is next. The time of ruthless dictators on earth getting their way in the civilized world to have all the weapons they want is done. We already know France and Germany's track record regarding this, so their repeat of history is no surprise.
nemafakei Posted February 10, 2003 Posted February 10, 2003 Hm. Britain is anti-war. Blair is pro-war. Notable difference.
emprworm Posted February 10, 2003 Author Posted February 10, 2003 and blair is with the majority of the rest of the world leaders. this is because civillians are ignorant and just look for excuses to take out their anti-american sentiment- even at the expense of human lives and suffering under the hands of a ruthless dictator. Latest polls in Europe show 20% of the population would favor unilateral US led attack on Iraq, while 60 (something) percent would favor a UN attack on Iraq. So majority opinion is already on record. All you see on the media are the anti-war demonstrations- a few hundred here and there. You dont see the Pro-US demonstrations now do you?
emprworm Posted February 10, 2003 Author Posted February 10, 2003 Blair is a wise, respectable man. The United Kingdom has a good leader
Dunenewt Posted February 10, 2003 Posted February 10, 2003 Blair is not wise or respectable but the British people are for war.
emprworm Posted February 10, 2003 Author Posted February 10, 2003 whats wrong with Blair? He is a good man.
emprworm Posted February 10, 2003 Author Posted February 10, 2003 well let me ask again...what has he done?
Dunenewt Posted February 10, 2003 Posted February 10, 2003 Nothing - which is the problem he spends more time abroad
Edric O Posted February 10, 2003 Posted February 10, 2003 civillians are ignorantNo comment. ::)This will go in my sig.
Nyarlathotep Posted February 10, 2003 Posted February 10, 2003 The time of ruthless dictators on earth getting their way in the civilized world to have all the weapons they want is done. Start getting rit of Bush then. He's more and more profiling himself as a dictator. And stop telling it isn't so. He's almost calling every nation that doesn't agree with his views enemies.Btw, by calling civillians ignorant you know you are also refering to yourself right ?
Dude_Doc Posted February 10, 2003 Posted February 10, 2003 Edric: for the thousand times, don't accuse the American people!
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