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Hey Fuchs!
OK, I'll bite for now.



Care to post or send me a link to peruse?


At this point I would have to disagree, but not totally. The terrain does indeed lend itself to formidable...

It will be remembered that after the August events in Georgia Estonia has become very nervous.

Wellmann may want to consult with NATO Defense Ministers about his thoughts. They are conveniently all together :D

NATO-Georgia Commission meets at Defence Ministers level in Budapest

An interesting twist Ron. Estonia certainly is not pretending and I'm thinking they have all bets hinged on NATO. The F-16s cover the Baltic airspace is great, but are they actually here to do...

Asian Times, 09 October 2008



Much more at the link...

Seven NATO nations and the Allied Command Transformation signed the documents for the formal establishment of a Cooperative Cyber Defence (CCD) Centre of Excellence (COE) in Tallinn, Estonia.

Estonia’s Prime Minister Andrus Ansip spoke up in defense of Estonia's participation in military missions abroad, calling it Estonia's moral duty to the West.

According to a routine public opinion poll by Estonia's MOD, 73% of Estonian residents support Estonia’s NATO membership.

Less than four years after they joined NATO, former Soviet republics Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania have been advising their one-time Communist allies on how to join the 26-nation military alliance.

Estonia's parliament backs military presence in Iraq until 2009

In speaking about the operation in Afghanistan, Foreign Minister Urmas Paet emphasized that success can not be achieved by using military means alone.

Estonian Army 1st Lt. Kaido Kivistik, platoon leader for Estonian Platoon 15, congratulates Lionville, Ala., native Spc. Wesley Guy, a mechanic with Troop B, 1st Squadron, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 1st...

Interesting point, Tequila !



It may be good speech material for Lord whoever, but telling the US SecDef you promise pretty much means you will, come hell or high water.

Estonia's current...

Estonia's prime minister reiterated on Wednesday, during a visit to meet with U.S. officials, his country's commitment to maintaining troops in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Estonia has decided to participate in a NATO and PFP Countries project aimed at supporting Georgia in destroying out-dated and dangerous unguided missiles and rockets.

Yesterday evening on Camp Bastion in Southern Afghanistan, Estonian soldiers held a memorial ceremony for two fallen Estonian soldiers, the first Estonians lost in Afghanistan. The two soldiers were...

From today's VOA PRESS RELEASE - Washington, D.C., June 28, 2007



More at the link

The Estonian Head of State met with SECDEF Gates to discuss a number of initiatives, including support to Georgia for future NATO membership.

President Bush recently approved an Estonian plan to...

"The Estonian Minister of Defence, Mr. Jaak Aaviksoo, met with the Deputy Commander of the NATO Training Mission, Major General Ernesto Alviano, and the commander of the next training mission,...

Estonian President Ilves' 4th of June speech in a conference on democracy

This morning the Cato Institute made the argument that NATO should rethink its commitments to the Baltics.

Seems the isolationists at CATO have concluded that the Baltics are worthless and don't...

The truth is simple: all of us, who live in Estonia, will go on living here. Despite last week. Together. Side by side.

AFP, April 18, 2007 reports

Hi Marc,
Indeed a hard sell. We (both) got them started years ago and now it's time to go (exit strategy in US lingo).

I suppose if the 'fatherland' was across the street and Canada or the US...

http://www.baltictimes.com/news/articles/17681/
Apr 16, 2007
BNS

Reportedly 15,000 Estonians reside in Canada and wonder about their connections to home. The promised visa-free U.S. entry is...