Replacements sought for Dutch

[Henk Elegeert]

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Voor de NAVO zelf kan het moeilijk als een verrassing komen. ;)

Henk Elegeert

2010/2/21 Cees Binkhorst <ceesbink at xs4all.nl>

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> De Australiers moeten er ook even aan wennen ;)
>
> Groet / Cees
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> Replacements sought for Dutch
>
> http://www.smh.com.au/world/replacements-sought-for-dutch-20100221-oo0h.html
> DAN OAKES
> February 22, 2010
>
> The fall of the Dutch coalition government at the weekend means that
> confusion reigns over which nation will take the lead military role in
> Oruzgan province of Afghanistan, where most of Australia's troops are
> stationed.
>
> MORE AFGHANISTAN STORIES
>
> Canberra has said repeatedly that Australian forces would not step into the
> breach if the Dutch did pull their 2000 troops out, arguing that it is
> NATO's responsibility to find a replacement lead nation.
>
> In a letter to the Dutch Christian Democrat prime minister, Jan Peter
> Balkenende, tabled in the Dutch Parliament a fortnight ago, NATO's
> Secretary-General, Anders Fogh Rasmussen, revealed that another country,
> ''with which the Netherlands is familiar working'', has agreed to take over
> as lead nation in Oruzgan province, but did not name the willing nation.
>
> There has been speculation that the US, which already has troops in
> Oruzgan, will take over from the Dutch. Other nations, such as Canada and
> Britain, are struggling with public disapproval of their deployments and
> already have significant commitments in other regions.
>
> Mr Rasmussen also urged Mr Balkenende to leave some troops in Oruzgan to
> train Afghan security forces, describing Dutch efforts in Oruzgan to date as
> ''first rate and exemplary'' and ''a benchmark for others''.
>
> ''It is of paramount importance for the success of ISAF [International
> Security Assistance Force], for the alliance contribution in Afghanistan and
> for the sustainable and successful transfer of responsibility to Afghan
> authorities that the Netherlands continue to contribute to ISAF in such a
> way and for such a period of time that the Dutch accomplishments in Oruzgan
> will be secured,'' Mr Rasmussen wrote.
>
> ''This requires that redeployment be executed responsibly in accordance
> with the aim of durable transition.''
>
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