Comments on: Will NATO pitch in?

By: Atlantic Sentinel | Rethinking NATO’s Future

Atlantic Sentinel | Rethinking NATO’s Future — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 17:54:32 +0000

[...] member states, in spite of all their admiration for President Barack Obama, have been reluctant to pitch in. For a new Atlantic order to take shape, the alliance must find a way to get Europe more [...]

By: Atlantic Sentinel | Dutch Government Collapses Over Afghanistan

Atlantic Sentinel | Dutch Government Collapses Over Afghanistan — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 11:49:22 +0000

[...] in the ISAF mission beyond 2010. When President Barack Obama called upon NATO allies to pitch in, the christian-democrats, the majority party, entertained the notion of remaining in Afghanistan, [...]

By: Nick Ottens

Nick Ottens — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 16:24:49 +0000

You know you’re in trouble when it’s the Italians you have to count on.

By: James

James — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 13:49:05 +0000

Ah, men of that great stalwart military tradition. They’ll probably revert to default setting and change sides.

By: Nick Ottens

Nick Ottens — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 11:40:15 +0000

It seems we can count on the Italians to deliver another 1,000 troops.

By: James

James — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 23:08:26 +0000

Given the differences of power, anything approaching an equal deployment footing between the US and any one or small number of EU states would be fairly impossible. It seems to be an ‘each according to his needs’ by which political will is shown. Admittedly, there’s not much of that going about on this side of the ocean.

By: Johan Wahlström

Johan Wahlström — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 09:30:14 +0000

I am highly skeptical to Rasmussen’s claims. The fact is that most European nations lack not only the political will but also the resources for massive reinforcements. So while there might be a small trickle, like Sweden’s increase from 400 to 500 troops, no major reinforcements will be found.