The Finnish daily newspaper Helsingin Sanomat has claimed that unnamed “experts” have confirmed that the US is set to ask the nation to deploy more troops to Afghanistan over the coming months.
It is believed that a potential presidential run-off in October would see a demand for additional security forces. The extra military would be used to counter what is an expected upsurge in Taliban-led attacks.
In contrast, Seppo Kaariainen, a former defence minister and a deputy speaker in Parliament noted in an online column that the time had come for the reduction of troops to the pre-election level of 100 as the situation improves.
Finland’s contribution of 100 to the International Security Assistance Force was doubled in the lead up to the recent election to ensure safety for voters.
The Finnish defence ministry claimed that it was unaware of any requests that had been made for extra forces. A spokesperson for the defence ministry, Jyrki Iivonen, did however add: “But on the other hand the United States issues these requests on an almost monthly basis”.
Last week, the head of the NATO led forces in Afghanistan informed President Obama that it did not have sufficient forces to maintain a peaceful election, having its hands full with the Taliban, which was an ongoing concern.
“…Maybe you do this because like many Finns you do not even know where Afghanistan is?”
-Alfred.
Dear Al, you surely f***ed this one up. Much like you’ve probably f***ed up your life. Finns have among the highest standards of education, ranking the highest among the top three – Japan, Korea and Finland.
I would like to see Finnish military involvement increase as well as the monetary contribution to the effort. This would be an excellent opportunity to test some of the theories, equipment and combat leadership of the Finnish military establishment on the modern battle space. As pointed out above the EU has real trust and faith in Mr. Obama based on his clear objective efforts, ability and accomplishments since taking office.
Ego-centric Finns? That alone shows how little you know.
> Alfred. I think you have misunderstood something, perhaps the Finnish just want to finish the war, not make it Finnish…
Sund –
It seems that my comments concerning Finnish (non)involvement in Afghanistan really got to you. Perhaps you could try to use some self discipline and keep your comments less personal and more on topic. Maybe you do this because like many Finns you do not even know where Afghanistan is?
“the ego-centric Finns will believe that THEY won the war”
You’re making yourself look like a fool. How do you find so much time writing all these mean comments under almost every Finland related article on this website? Maybe you should get yourself a job or further education. It surely would boost your low self-esteem which eventually would result in losing the urge to put others down. Think about it.
“if all goes well in Afghanistan”
Year, right…
Wow – 100 soldiers in Afghanistan! What a contribution! And watch – if all goes well in Afghanistan the ego-centric Finns will believe that THEY won the war. In addition, polling shows that a large majority of Finns are in favor of Obama and his policies and strongly support him. Surely then they will respect his request and send a significant number of additional troops to Afghanistan right away, won’t they?
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