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Paying for the Peace Dividend in Blood
Reader comment on item: NATO Fights the Jihadis
in response to reader comment: Afghanistan - a reality lesson
Submitted by OutWest (United States), Oct 5, 2006 at 05:05
NATO troops are suffering for the budget cuts that were made following the Cold War as European nations drastically reduced defense spending. NATO member states do not match the 3% of GDP that the US spends on defense. There has been no new investment in equipment in 20 years. Troops are equipped with personal gear from the 1980s as US troops are on a second generation of polypropolene and gore tex uniforms. Now what Euros saved on tax money is being collected back in blood.
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| Coalition of Democracies. [40 words] | J.Hansford | Oct 15, 2006 12:03 | 60441 | ||
| great idea [76 words] | gordo | Oct 14, 2006 01:34 | 60298 | ||
 is this the solution [197 words] | debora | Feb 23, 2009 00:41 | 60298 | ||
| US contribution [258 words] | Darren | Oct 13, 2006 18:58 | 60274 | ||
| NO NO NO !!! [92 words] | dfwhite | Oct 11, 2006 16:01 | 59885 | ||
| West is losing War against Islamic Terrorism [536 words] | Canha | Oct 11, 2006 14:20 | 59874 | ||
| ISI people boasts of bringing down West [36 words] | Muhammad | Oct 10, 2006 03:32 | 59459 | ||
| 1 | Reply to Muhammad [56 words] | Proud kafir | Oct 11, 2006 14:24 | 59459 | |
| NATO will continue the fight - Muhammad [ISI boasts of bringing down the west] [138 words] | Another American | Oct 11, 2006 22:56 | 59459 | ||
| Easier to destroy than to build [153 words] | Muhammad | Oct 13, 2006 01:57 | 59459 | ||
| Need more people thinking like you - Another American! [40 words] | Jaladhi | Oct 13, 2006 16:06 | 59459 | ||
| Easier to destroy than to build [53 words] | Another American | Oct 13, 2006 17:27 | 59459 | ||
| Need more people thinking like you - Another American! [17 words] | Another American | Oct 13, 2006 18:21 | 59459 | ||
| Clarification [95 words] | Muhammad | Oct 15, 2006 23:46 | 59459 | ||
| Clarification from Muhammad [337 words] | Another American | Oct 17, 2006 23:45 | 59459 | ||
| Comment on NATO foghts the jehadis: a reply to Muhammad [187 words] | Jaisingh Thakur | Jul 21, 2007 05:27 | 59459 | ||
| Optimism = Reality? [202 words] | jennifer solis | Oct 17, 2007 17:16 | 59459 | ||
| Reply - Comment on NATO foghts the jehadis: a reply to Muhammad [365 words] | Another American | Oct 22, 2007 19:29 | 59459 | ||
| Not the only choices [70 words] | USorThem | Oct 25, 2007 22:10 | 59459 | ||
| What sayest Nato? [289 words] | Jay | Oct 8, 2006 23:11 | 59330 | ||
| Responding to Suggested New Role for NATO [155 words] | Andria Switzer | Oct 7, 2006 21:53 | 59258 | ||
| Exaggerated scare tactics [493 words] | Ghulam Muhammed, Mumbai | Oct 7, 2006 15:22 | 59228 | ||
| Unintended Consequences [102 words] | Jaban | Oct 7, 2006 12:15 | 59217 | ||
| NATO VS.RADICAL ISLAM'S FRONT SOLDIERS CALLED JIHADISTS [132 words] | TTS | Oct 6, 2006 22:19 | 59173 | ||
| "The Pentagon Looks at the Koran" as did President Reagan, 1983" [108 words] | Kevin O'Connell | Oct 6, 2006 20:24 | 59166 | ||
| The crux [176 words] | Yuval Brandstetter MD | Oct 9, 2006 15:35 | 59166 | ||
| We need honesty and courage [138 words] | G.Vishvas | Oct 5, 2006 10:44 | 59018 | ||
| Muslims know [299 words] | Thomas Justin Kaze | Oct 5, 2006 02:53 | 58987 | ||
| Agree [85 words] | Rama | Oct 8, 2006 13:54 | 58987 | ||
| GIVE THEM THEIR OWN CHOICES [29 words] | Oliver | Oct 9, 2006 22:14 | 58987 | ||
| how could muslim troops defend us against terrorism? [81 words] | susan | Oct 4, 2006 20:03 | 58964 | ||
| How could Muslim troops defend against terrorism [361 words] | Vinod Kumar | Oct 5, 2006 18:50 | 58964 | ||
| Re: Partition [23 words] | trans-parere | Oct 7, 2006 03:13 | 58964 | ||
| Another Suicidal step by West [77 words] | Indian Chaver | Oct 9, 2006 14:09 | 58964 | ||
| Interesting Proposal [104 words] | Bryan Jackson | Oct 4, 2006 16:11 | 58932 | ||
| What about India? [22 words] | OutWest | Oct 5, 2006 04:43 | 58932 | ||
| We can't avoid WAR [47 words] | Oliver | Oct 9, 2006 22:24 | 58932 | ||
| NATA fights the Jihadis [399 words] | Paul la Demain | Oct 4, 2006 14:33 | 58921 | ||
| Unequally yoked... [471 words] | Neal S Bishop a Bible Ministry | Oct 4, 2006 11:31 | 58903 | ||
| NATO is dying due to political weakness [186 words] | OutWest | Oct 4, 2006 06:41 | 58869 | ||
| lebanon war. [62 words] w/response from Daniel Pipes | david headley | Oct 4, 2006 02:02 | 58855 | ||
| How to take out Iranian Nuclear Facilties : Steps to be taken [305 words] | Anjani | Oct 9, 2006 13:57 | 58855 | ||
| Reply on Anjani's wishful steps to be taken agains Iran [504 words] | Harrak | Oct 9, 2006 23:23 | 58855 | ||
| Islamist Extremism or just Islam? [385 words] | Caesar Arevalo | Oct 4, 2006 00:15 | 58842 | ||
| Bravo Caesar [101 words] | Yuval Brandstetter MD | Oct 9, 2006 15:45 | 58842 | ||
| Yuval Brandstetter MD, Islam religion of peace [18 words] | Infidel | Oct 10, 2006 14:55 | 58842 | ||
| missing names [28 words] | Yuval Brandstetter MD | Oct 12, 2006 14:56 | 58842 | ||
| NATO & freedom for our future. [253 words] | Dale Ehrgott | Oct 3, 2006 23:51 | 58840 | ||
| NATO and the camel drivers [18 words] | Harrak | Oct 3, 2006 22:54 | 58836 | ||
| NATO is not an internal police force [1049 words] | trans-parere | Oct 3, 2006 21:13 | 58833 | ||
| NATO and "liberal" democracies [261 words] | Jerry C. | Oct 3, 2006 21:02 | 58830 | ||
| NATO [2 words] | Douglas Boggs | Oct 3, 2006 20:53 | 58828 | ||
| N.A.T.O. is a complete waste of taxpayers money. [50 words] | james neil | Mar 16, 2011 10:05 | 58828 | ||
| Yes Spain was out, but Portugal was in [93 words] | Observer | Oct 3, 2006 20:26 | 58824 | ||
| NATO may lack the needed unity [437 words] | Leo K | Oct 3, 2006 18:12 | 58798 | ||
| Good Idea [79 words] | OutWest | Oct 5, 2006 04:51 | 58798 | ||
| Beware of the Faes-cists! [176 words] | Pere Escayol | Oct 3, 2006 17:07 | 58785 | ||
| Correct!! [35 words] | donvan | Oct 9, 2006 23:02 | 58785 | ||
| purify democracy and the rule of law [462 words] | trans-parere | Oct 3, 2006 17:01 | 58784 | ||
| what about israel [83 words] | brian | Nov 9, 2009 09:42 | 58784 | ||
| Re: "Separation between State and Religion" [245 words] | trans-parere | Nov 10, 2009 18:20 | 58784 | ||
| Forum For Fools [46 words] w/response from Daniel Pipes | Infidel | Oct 3, 2006 16:06 | 58773 | ||
| Nuclear Armed Islamic Iran & Pakistan are far more dangerous than Nuclear Armed North Korea [303 words] | Vinay | Oct 9, 2006 13:35 | 58773 | ||
| Blow hards [111 words] | dfwhite | Oct 9, 2006 16:50 | 58773 | ||
| Start hitting Indian and US nuclear installations [26 words] | Shubhobroto | Jun 16, 2009 01:08 | 58773 | ||
| NATO's New Field of Operations [249 words] | Christina | Oct 3, 2006 14:48 | 58758 | ||
| All non-muslims are peace-loving! [30 words] | raheel | Oct 3, 2006 15:34 | 58758 | ||
| Good job [8 words] | mike | Oct 3, 2006 15:41 | 58758 | ||
| "All...." [163 words] | donvan | Oct 3, 2006 16:21 | 58758 | ||
| Donavan, What is a Mohammedian [52 words] | Infidel | Oct 3, 2006 17:11 | 58758 | ||
| "majority" of muslims peace-loving? [5 words] | Sadhasiv | Oct 4, 2006 09:49 | 58758 | ||
| Really ? [19 words] | Budapest | Oct 4, 2006 13:59 | 58758 | ||
| i'm with you on this one infidel!! [130 words] | ahmad zafire | Oct 4, 2006 22:48 | 58758 | ||
| SO GLAD YOU ASKED [131 words] | DONVAN | Oct 5, 2006 10:10 | 58758 | ||
| "mohammedian" drivel [102 words] | raheel | Oct 5, 2006 16:39 | 58758 | ||
| gun worship [106 words] | raheel | Oct 5, 2006 17:36 | 58758 | ||
| some further elaboration... [225 words] | donvan | Oct 5, 2006 21:45 | 58758 | ||
| Donvan, So sorry I asked [183 words] | Infidel | Oct 6, 2006 01:32 | 58758 | ||
| To Infidel "Donavan, What is a Mohammedian?" [9 words] | Proud kafir | Oct 6, 2006 10:49 | 58758 | ||
| Ahmad, Harrak Allah's Miracles [199 words] | Infidel | Oct 6, 2006 15:34 | 58758 | ||
| equality [56 words] | raheel | Oct 6, 2006 17:35 | 58758 | ||
| Mr Akber [201 words] | Rama | Oct 8, 2006 14:11 | 58758 | ||
| Minority... [73 words] | DONVAN | Oct 9, 2006 09:16 | 58758 | ||
| in fidelis [225 words] | donvan | Oct 9, 2006 22:16 | 58758 | ||
| Mohammedism.. [102 words] | DONVAN | Oct 9, 2006 22:50 | 58758 | ||
| ELEPHANT SURRAT -PICTURE- of 2006 [62 words] | Harrak | Oct 10, 2006 17:20 | 58758 | ||
| Harrak's complex comments [45 words] | Infidel | Oct 10, 2006 20:23 | 58758 | ||
| donovan [27 words] | ahmad zafire | Oct 11, 2006 09:58 | 58758 | ||
| My point exactly..... [228 words] | DONVAN | Oct 12, 2006 09:34 | 58758 | ||
| ooops North Corea not Morth Corea Mr Jesusist [135 words] | Harrak | Oct 13, 2006 10:02 | 58758 | ||
| DONVAN my point.... [53 words] | ahmad zafire | Oct 14, 2006 10:16 | 58758 | ||
| Hello Raheel [153 words] | Christina | Oct 15, 2006 13:00 | 58758 | ||
| Right... [97 words] | donvan | Oct 16, 2006 09:34 | 58758 | ||
| donvan [176 words] | ahmadzafire | Oct 17, 2006 09:41 | 58758 | ||
| First Class! [9 words] | Abu Nudnik | Oct 3, 2006 14:39 | 58757 | ||
| afghanistan [124 words] | michael c | Oct 3, 2006 13:29 | 58752 | ||
| Afghanistan - a reality lesson [98 words] | Alan Brown | Oct 4, 2006 12:19 | 58752 | ||
| The Peace Dividend is being Collected [91 words] | OutWest | Oct 5, 2006 05:00 | 58752 | ||
 Paying for the Peace Dividend in Blood [85 words] | OutWest | Oct 5, 2006 05:05 | 58752 | ||
| structurally problematic. [147 words] | michael rosenberg | Oct 3, 2006 13:01 | 58748 | ||
| Exactly... [290 words] | Edgar Malcolm Ervin | Oct 3, 2006 12:21 | 58741 | ||
| End of the World [103 words] | raheel khokhar | Oct 3, 2006 15:47 | 58741 | ||
| 1 | RAHEEL [93 words] | Edgar Malcolm Ervin | Oct 3, 2006 18:50 | 58741 | |
| THINK, MAN THINK [83 words] | dfwhite | Oct 3, 2006 18:59 | 58741 | ||
| RAHEEL [127 words] | Edgar Malcolm Ervin | Oct 3, 2006 19:07 | 58741 | ||
| So you think. [41 words] | yael | Oct 4, 2006 09:41 | 58741 | ||
| Therefore?? [89 words] | Another Infidel | Oct 5, 2006 02:03 | 58741 | ||
| vile terrorism [117 words] | raheel | Oct 5, 2006 16:51 | 58741 | ||
| top dog! [141 words] | raheel | Oct 5, 2006 17:06 | 58741 | ||
| peace without appeasement [135 words] | raheel | Oct 5, 2006 17:20 | 58741 | ||
| the end of all things [60 words] | raheel | Oct 5, 2006 17:28 | 58741 | ||
| who should wage what war? [233 words] | Anubhav Singh | Oct 6, 2006 02:25 | 58741 | ||
| TOP DOG [161 words] | dfwhite | Oct 6, 2006 15:35 | 58741 | ||
| peace in our time? [168 words] | raheel | Oct 6, 2006 17:20 | 58741 | ||
| American pride [66 words] | raheel | Oct 6, 2006 17:41 | 58741 | ||
| protest! [7 words] | raheel | Oct 6, 2006 17:45 | 58741 | ||
| raheel hits the nail on the head [175 words] | Charles Fortner | Oct 6, 2006 22:52 | 58741 | ||
| Peace in our time - Yes with your attitude!! [188 words] | Another Infidel | Oct 7, 2006 03:18 | 58741 | ||
| RAHEEL [236 words] | Edgar Malcolm Ervin | Oct 7, 2006 17:10 | 58741 | ||
| the future [130 words] | raheel | Oct 10, 2006 17:00 | 58741 | ||
| radical?!! [141 words] | raheel | Oct 10, 2006 17:11 | 58741 | ||
| lost in the darkness [127 words] | raheel | Oct 10, 2006 17:20 | 58741 | ||
| RAHEEL [249 words] | Edgar Malcolm Ervin | Oct 22, 2006 00:46 | 58741 | ||
| 1 | MERRY XMAS!!! [101 words] | raheel | Dec 18, 2006 16:26 | 58741 | |
| ALL MY BEST... [159 words] | Edgar Malcolm Ervin | Dec 19, 2006 19:26 | 58741 | ||
| New mission for NATO [58 words] | Lloyd Klein | Oct 3, 2006 11:34 | 58737 | ||
| nation states [33 words] | raheel khokhar | Oct 3, 2006 15:27 | 58737 | ||
| A "Shadow" UN [40 words] | Michael Joyce | Oct 3, 2006 11:25 | 58736 | ||
| Boldness from windbags? [63 words] | David W. Lincoln | Oct 3, 2006 10:47 | 58732 | ||
| Spain proves NATO is not the right tool [399 words] | Pat | Oct 3, 2006 10:25 | 58731 | ||
| response to Pat [103 words] | raheel khokhar | Oct 3, 2006 15:23 | 58731 | ||
| A step in the right direction [338 words] | Maggie4Life | Oct 4, 2006 01:57 | 58731 | ||
| NATO today is less than the sum of its parts [242 words] | Pat | Oct 4, 2006 16:26 | 58731 | ||
| Oh, Wow! [63 words] | Howard E. Cook | Oct 3, 2006 09:13 | 58723 | ||
| Taiwan and others in NATO? Alternative UN? [451 words] | Peter Herz | Oct 3, 2006 07:14 | 58697 | ||
| NATO retooled [30 words] | Robert John | Oct 4, 2006 13:52 | 58697 | ||
| It's a fig leaf. [115 words] | Pat | Oct 7, 2006 18:20 | 58697 |
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