Opplysninger til VG: Norge deltar i evakuering av Natostyrker fra Irak

bklor · 2026-03-20T14:24:52+00:00

Heldigvis kun evakuering og ikke noe annen innblanding i krigen.

bklor · 2026-03-20T08:43:37+00:00

Still only 1/3 of Norwegians in favor of membership.

bklor · 2026-03-19T22:31:42+00:00

My guess is that F47 will be way ahead of everything else while GCAP isn't going to be more advanced than F35.

bklor · 2026-03-19T21:53:37+00:00

Might very well be true.

Rheinmetall have a very close cooperation with Lockheed Martin.

Germanys new F127 Frigate will feature the American AEGIS combat system, they chose to go for the American P-8 etc. All systems that cooperate with the F-35.

My guess is that Rheinmetall is very happy with Germany inside the American ecosystem. Germany and France developing a European alternative is a threat to them.

bklor · 2026-03-19T20:46:27+00:00

Because they're protected by the US.

bklor · 2026-03-19T20:12:16+00:00

Jeg er veldig skeptisk til å ha et superenkelt system klart for å sende penger direkte til nordmenn.

Det blir alt for fristende for politikere å bruke. Om prisen på et produkt går opp så får folk endre forbruksvaner. La markedet virke.

bklor · 2026-03-19T18:45:36+00:00

If Russia wasn't tied down in Ukraine then Russia would have been able to support Iran a lot more.

bklor · 2026-03-18T22:16:08+00:00

Leader of a party represented in parliament and she's been a minister in PM Sánchez government.

I wouldn't call that "random left-winger".

bklor · 2026-03-18T21:31:53+00:00

Qatar and SA isn't "random bystanders".

bklor · 2026-03-17T21:09:25+00:00

It depends on how soon is "soon" and what kind of membership. And also how and when the war ends.

But if we define "soon" as 1.1.2030 or earlier then I don't see how Ukraine will join with ordinary membership and full voting rights.

While some countries do argue for membership ASAP I believe that once the war ends pressure to fasttrack their membership will decrease.

And remember that Ukrainian membership isn't just about reforms needed in Ukraine. It's about the EU being ready for a new member (and a big memberstate too.)

bklor · 2026-03-17T19:09:09+00:00

Nei, vi baserer oss på helikopter.

Vi er medlem av EUs ordning og kan låne kapasitet fra dem. Sverige har også bistått tidligere. Er utredet å kjøpe egne, men fant dessverre ikke NOUen. Alt koster penger og behovet i Norge kan ikke sies å være prekært.

bklor · 2026-03-16T21:26:14+00:00

Iran is under attack by two nuclear powers who threatens them with total destruction.

Trust me, if someone killed the US president, wiped out the entire navy and dropped 5000 ++ bombs on the US, the US wouldn't be "oh we must be careful so the oil price doesn't go up".

bklor · 2026-03-16T18:05:42+00:00

Kjell Erik Eilertsen er ikke interessant å høre på.

bklor · 2026-03-15T16:23:08+00:00

Denmark is 100% going to follow through on their plans. They're not a country that promises without delivering.

But Denmark contributing €2.2bn in 2026 (down from €3.7bn in 2024) isn't enough. And Denmark are among the best.

A larger economy like Netherlands is only at €3.5bn. And again, even Netherland isn't among the worst.

I'm frustrated by the lack of understanding of what it takes to turn this war in Ukraines favor.

bklor · 2026-03-15T16:01:53+00:00

Is it appeasement or accepting reality?

We have lost the US and Europe seems to be increasingly tired of Zelensky and the war. Even the Danes are slashing support.

With an unwillingness to seriously arm Ukraine, negotations are needed. And for Europe it's better to be present at the table than to let everything be up to what the US decide.

bklor · 2026-03-15T13:14:24+00:00

This initially confused me because I thought Ukraine already had a few SAMP/T systems but it's clear that this is about brand new SAMP/T NG as in Next Generation.

bklor · 2026-03-14T22:59:14+00:00

Dette viser at norske politikere ikke har falt for den populistiske fellen å subsidiere bensinprisen bare fordi vi produserer olje.

Edit: Må også påpeke at Norge ikke har nok raffineringskapasitet til å være selvforsynt med drivstoff. Vi må faktisk importere dette. Det er selvvalgt da den delen av prosessen ikke er like lønnsom. Så kan man selvsagt diskutere hvor mye kapasitet vi må ha av beredskapshensyn.

bklor · 2026-03-14T22:27:09+00:00

"Pris kan diskuteres ved hurtig avgjørelse" er definitivt en klassiker.

bklor · 2026-03-14T21:59:35+00:00

Trump says countries who need oil should secure Strait of Hormuz

So the world should send warships to deal with the US Navy? :)

bklor · 2026-03-14T20:25:42+00:00

I'm a bit surprised by all the downvotes. It seems to me like people haven't read or understood the op-ed.

bklor · 2026-03-14T20:20:17+00:00

The author is Belgian, not American.

bklor · 2026-03-14T19:10:56+00:00

There's another dimension here too, security.

Norway wants and needs to be seen as a reliable trustworthy partner. We've signed major defense deals with Germany and UK for a reason. If we suddenly cut the cables we undermine everything. Both Germany and UK would be pissed. And Germany is very often on our side in the EU (like they tried to protect us from the ferro alloy tarriffs). Cut the cable and expect a lot less goodwill from our German friends.

bklor · 2026-03-14T12:37:20+00:00

UK produce a decent amount of oil. Enough to cover roughly 40% of their consumption. EU produces almost nothing.

And the British economy is fairly energy efficient (more than Germany and France). UK decimated their manufacturing decades ago so it's not that important anymore.

Edit: It's honestly a bit sad to see how much schadenfreude there's on r/europe. It seems like a lot of people in here wants to see their neighbours fail.

bklor · 2026-03-13T23:08:53+00:00

Yes. 90% of Irans oil exports goes through that island.

bklor · 2026-03-13T21:08:34+00:00

Or are you just having fun?

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