They also keep a sizeable reserve of ponies. Should come in handy if we run out of oil some day.
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They don't exactly have a lot of enemies and I suspect that their contribution to NATO was their strategic position particularly as a submarine monotoring post and for basing aircraft.
If you think of doing a NATO-Warsaw Pact scenario, think about how much different things look if you place Iceland firmly in Soviet hands. It totally changes the dynamic in the North Atlantic for resupply to Europe. I think that NATO undertook to protect them simply because of that factYou don't get to 300 losses without being a pretty exceptional goaltender.-- Ben Kenobi speaking of Roberto Luongo
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Just as an aside, the arrangement originated from the outbreak of WWII, when U.S. forces occupied Iceland upon the German occupation of Denmark in 1940. (Iceland unilaterally declared its full independence from Denmark - that is, the dissolution of the personal union with the Danish Monarch - in 1944, with the Danish King and government effectively unable to intervene one way or another, their hands being tied by the occupation). Likewise, the UK took control of the Faroe Islands immediately upon the German attack on Denmark, and maintained control there throughout the war.
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Originally posted by Datajack Franit
Who would want to invade a place called ICEland anyway?Try http://wordforge.net/index.php for discussion and debate.
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Originally posted by Cort Haus
If they have no armed forces of their own, what exactly do they contribute to NATO?Try http://wordforge.net/index.php for discussion and debate.
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Originally posted by Brachy-Pride
I was told by an icelandic woman while in Spain, that they are all practically cousinsTry http://wordforge.net/index.php for discussion and debate.
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It´s good to get rid of you, yanks.
Man, no one wants a place that cold. I mean, I would never support invading Iceland. It's not like you want to go on a vacation there, if you happen to live here. But we might make Bjork our slave so... maybe we should reconsider..
Iceland's got:
Me, northern lights, beautiful landscape(Being drowned as we write), fresh air, unpolluted water, enough space, beautiful women...doesn´t seem bad to me. Reykjavik sucks though, don´t go there.
And I have never heard that the horses can´t return if they leave Iceland. But maybe I´m just stupid.Ef þú getur lesið þetta þá kanntu kannski Ãslensku. Það getur verið að þú sért að vera sniðugur eins og viss herramaður sem ég nafngreini ekki. Eða að þú sért Færeyingur eða Nojari.
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Canada must invade before those dirty Danes can get there.~ If Tehben spits eggs at you, jump on them and throw them back. ~ Eventis ~ Eventis Dungeons & Dragons 6th Age Campaign: Chapter 1, Chapter 2, Chapter 3, Chapter 4: (Unspeakable) Horror on the Hill ~
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