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Greece Seeks NATO Troops For Olympics The Greek government has asked NATO to consider dispatching a contingent of troops, possibly including U.S. forces, to help provide security at next month's Olympic Games, top Pentagon officials said yesterday.Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld and Air Force Gen. Richard B. Myers, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said NATO is studying the request at its headquarters in Brussels. They did not provide details of the request and declined to discuss any intelligence indicating that terrorists might be planning to target the Olympics in Athens.
The United States has agreed to contribute 400 Special Forces soldiers to help protect the Games, the Associated Press quoted a U.S. counterterrorism official as saying. But it has not yet been decided whether the troops would be in Athens, on the nearby island of Crete or remain on alert in Europe, the news agency reported.
In any case, Rumsfeld and Myers made it clear that any U.S. soldiers helping to provide security for the Games would do so under the auspices of NATO, a 26-nation alliance that includes Greece.
Well, isn't that precious? Do they think we have such short memories? Greece ocupied the EU presidency in the run-up Operation Freedom and sabotaged US interests at every opportunity.
Greece steers EU down path of peace
So it seems appropriate that Greece has taken over the presidency of the union at a time when the debate about Iraq will determine whether Europe is making any meaningful progress towards a common foreign policy." We don't want a war. That is our desire and our intention" --Greek Prime Minister Costas Simitis
As the American-led military build-up around Iraq continues, there is growing determination among countries in the EU that United Nations weapons inspectors in Iraq must be given a proper breathing space to search for hidden weapons of mass destruction.For the next six months Greece will take the lead in articulating EU policy, and it says the final decision on any military action must rest with the United Nations.
The dumb asshats should have thought of future risks before leading the EU opposition to curry favor with France the EU, if our athletes weren't at risk of a Munich-like incident, I'd say let em stew in their own damned juices.