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Originally Posted by MaDalton
who would want to have Iceland and for what?
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well, apparently you germans wanted iceland during the big war, so much so that the brits INVADED iceland to take control and handle all the germans there.
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Originally Posted by MaDalton
At NATO expense - where they pay for. The NATO is more than just the US.
and they have a population of 320,000 people (175th in the world) - how big do you suggest would be the Icelandic army?
like 50 guys and a rowing boat?
or do you want to put 50% of their population in the army to even have the slightest chance when the US or Russia wants to invade them?
just let those poor people alone - they are punished enough by living there (and Bjork)
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relax. i didn't make the policy, i'm sure the u.s. strategy for defending iceland is appropriate to the value iceland gives back to the world. nevertheless, it's there and we foot the bill.
p.s. i noticed jamaica spends more on military than iceland.