Re: Valdas Adamkus: I will not hesitate to send our servicemen in Afghanistan


captain. wrote:
- we could sure use the help.

Valdas Adamkus: I will not hesitate to send our servicemen in Afghanistan

http://www.baltictimes.com/news/articles/15251/

VILNIUS - Lithuanian President Valdas Adamkus, the supreme commander of the
Armed Forces, says he would not hesitate to send servicemen of the
Lithuanian Special Operations Force to a future counter-terrorism mission in
Afghanistan, BNS reported.


That should be very easy for them. I bet Lithuania, like all ex-Soivet
republics, still has a lot of brave men who partiicpated in the
counter-terrorism missions against Bin Laden in the previous Afghani
War in 1980s.

And since this time, Ameirca is not as much on the side of Bin Laden
and he no longer gets as much of the American funding and training as
he did then, Lithuanian men may have better luck than they did in
1980s, when they had to fight Talibs, Islamic extremsits, Bin Laden and
Americans all at the same time.


"We will without a doubt meet international commitments of our Armed
Forces," Adamkus told journalists on April 27.
A squadron of the Lithuanian Special Operations Force might be sent to the
US-led anti-terrorist operation Enduring Freedom in eastern Afghanistan in
the second half of this year. Lithuanian commandos already participated in
the operation in 2002-2004.
"We live in times when terrorism may emerge any day in any place, and
preparations are timely. Judging from assessments that I have heard, special
units have been prepared perfectly, Adamkus said. "Coordination with other
countries is necessary, and results are good," he added.
When asked about Lithuanian servicemen's preparedness for participation in
the anti-terrorist mission, Adamkus said: "We will do that work as it has to
be done."

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