- And by no means is that what I’m asking of you.
But in my opinion, your points are valid.
Europe and USA ought to do what Sweden and the US have been up to for a long time:
Developing superior military technology together and sharing knowhow.
We Swedes have, indeed, paid a huge price in the area of taxes for the military strength we have enjoyed since the end of WWII, a strength which we, sadly enough, did not make use of regarding the liberation of our Danish and Norwegian brothers.
Perhaps an army under Swedish command even could have reached Berlin before the Soviet forces did. Millions of Danes, Norwegians and Swedes equipped with excellent weaponry could, possibly, have rescued Eastern Germany from their tragic DDR fate. The only problem was what would have occurred in Finland in this case. The Russian rage would have had to go somewhere, it probably would’ve been directed towards them (what actually took place suggests such a scenario. Soviet attacks against Finland kept on coming until September 1944, despite the Soviet struggle against the Nazi invaders).
Anyhow, I think we could agree that if a tiny nation like Finland could manage pretty well, alone, against a superpower like Soviet, we Europeans of today could afford to do our fair share in the WOT.
Please don’t think my post was directed at you personally.
You are refreshing—a breath of fresh air-someone who inderstands that there is a cost to freedom, and who at least appreciates the role of America in the maintenance of freedom in the world.
And it is also refreshing to hear someone from a foreign country speak of taking on a role to help shoulder the burden of keeping people free.
From my point of view, America has very few allies in the world. The WOT has driven that point home very clearly.
We lost 3,000 people in one day to Islamo-fascism terrorists. Yet, who stood with us should-to-shoulder to bring the fight to the terrorists? Very few indeed.
You are a good egg, which is to say, a fine person.
And your question “Could Europe defeat Iran?” is an excellent one.
Your country has an admirable history of neutrality, but there can be no neutrals when it comes to Islam. Your country already suffers under their invasion of immigrants and their effect on your society.
Because the countries of Europe has not acted individually to defeat Islam, it will not work together to defeat Iran, which is the point country for terrorism for the last 30 years.
And the United States will not be riding in to Europe’s rescue this time. We have been burned one too many times.
For you and for Sweden, it is important that you begin the fight soon, even if you have to fight alone. Don’t depend on your European brothers to help out.
The best of luck to you in 2008, Western Culture.