Comments on: The Eastern Question: Part II http://cominganarchy.com/2005/04/23/the-eastern-question-part-ii/ Speak Victorian, Think Pagan Sat, 20 Mar 2010 04:47:48 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: ComingAnarchy.com » Blog Archive » The Eastern Question: Part III http://cominganarchy.com/2005/04/23/the-eastern-question-part-ii/comment-page-1/#comment-5506 ComingAnarchy.com » Blog Archive » The Eastern Question: Part III Tue, 03 May 2005 23:36:02 +0000 http://www.cominganarchy.com/archives/2005/04/20/the-eastern-question-part-ii/#comment-5506 [...] The Eastern Question: Part IOn Assignment from the Foreign MinistryApropos NATOT [...] [...] The Eastern Question: Part IOn Assignment from the Foreign MinistryApropos NATOT [...]

]]> By: Chirol http://cominganarchy.com/2005/04/23/the-eastern-question-part-ii/comment-page-1/#comment-4231 Chirol Sun, 24 Apr 2005 10:43:26 +0000 http://www.cominganarchy.com/archives/2005/04/20/the-eastern-question-part-ii/#comment-4231 Iceland was one of the founding members of NATO in 1949: <i>When Iceland became a founding member of NATO in 1949, it did so on the explicit understanding that Iceland, which has never had a military, would not be expected to establish an indigenous force. Iceland's main contribution to the common defense effort has been the rent-free provision of the "agreed areas"--sites for military facilities. By far the largest and most important of these is the NATO Naval Air Station at Keflavík.</i> and <i>In addition to providing the "agreed areas," the Government of Iceland contributes financially to NATO's international overhead costs and recently has taken a more active role in NATO deliberations and planning. ... Iceland has provided support to peacekeeping missions in Kosovo and Afghanistan running the airports in both territories respective capitals.</i> But you are correct. Iceland's military spending is $0. They have no standing army. Their contribution seems to be their geographical position, money and logistics. Iceland was one of the founding members of NATO in 1949:

When Iceland became a founding member of NATO in 1949, it did so on the explicit understanding that Iceland, which has never had a military, would not be expected to establish an indigenous force. Iceland’s main contribution to the common defense effort has been the rent-free provision of the “agreed areas”–sites for military facilities. By far the largest and most important of these is the NATO Naval Air Station at Keflavík.

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In addition to providing the “agreed areas,” the Government of Iceland contributes financially to NATO’s international overhead costs and recently has taken a more active role in NATO deliberations and planning.

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Iceland has provided support to peacekeeping missions in Kosovo and Afghanistan running the airports in both territories respective capitals.

But you are correct. Iceland’s military spending is $0. They have no standing army. Their contribution seems to be their geographical position, money and logistics.

]]> By: Dr. Alfred Russel Wallace http://cominganarchy.com/2005/04/23/the-eastern-question-part-ii/comment-page-1/#comment-4212 Dr. Alfred Russel Wallace Sat, 23 Apr 2005 22:22:34 +0000 http://www.cominganarchy.com/archives/2005/04/20/the-eastern-question-part-ii/#comment-4212 Is Iceland really a member of NATO? Does it have military forces to contribute, beyond its Coastguard, which of course vanquished the Royal Navy in the 1975 <a href="http://www.britains-smallwars.com/RRGP/CodWar.htm ">Cod War</a>. Is Iceland really a member of NATO? Does it have military forces to contribute, beyond its Coastguard, which of course vanquished the Royal Navy in the 1975 Cod War.

]]> By: Curzon http://cominganarchy.com/2005/04/23/the-eastern-question-part-ii/comment-page-1/#comment-4211 Curzon Sat, 23 Apr 2005 22:19:44 +0000 http://www.cominganarchy.com/archives/2005/04/20/the-eastern-question-part-ii/#comment-4211 What is Austria and Ireland's problem with being in NATO? I know Austria made a big fuss about being neutral in the Cold War, but that's long gone. Do they even have an active military? What is Austria and Ireland’s problem with being in NATO? I know Austria made a big fuss about being neutral in the Cold War, but that’s long gone. Do they even have an active military?

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