– 09/11/14, 03:53
© anp. Minister Frans Timmermans of Foreign Affairs and Jeanine Hennis Plasschaert of Defense during the debate on the rise of Islamic State (IS).
Netherlands is willing IS militarily tackle. The government considers the sending weapons and fighter jets to Iraq with the Americans IS combat. While still waiting for an official request from the Americans, are on the list that the Netherlands can offer F-16s and tanker capacity to aircraft in the air are fueled.
Report this diverse sources in The Hague. “Will have to be addressed. Military IS Netherlands is prepared to do, “said Minister of Foreign Affairs Timmermans Wednesday in the House. Netherlands has ‘enough’ military assets in stock, Jeanine Hennis said Minister of Defence.
On the question whether they even belong F-16s, she said, “We keep all options open.” However, precise planning, according to the minister still no been. Hennis expects’ a few weeks to have the exact statement need more information. ”
The government tried to explain that there was no loss of face because it has not already been asked to participate in the core coalition of nine countries against IS. By USA in the debate Netherlands was passed this last Friday because it has offered no offensive military action sources reported earlier in the Volkskrant. Defense contradicts this.
Barbarism
According to Hennis and Timmermans fit there’s literally no more people in the concert hall with the USA VVD MP Han ten Broeke was expressed about ‘stunned’. The parliamentary parties VVD and PvdA are open to provide offensive military assets. “It is our civilization to their barbarism. If the need arises, we have to go all the way. Whether it is to shard armor or fighter jets, my advice to the government is: do what you can, “said VVD Ten Broeke.
Labour MP Michael Servaes, “We have no a priori reservation against supplying weapons. Must be what the Netherlands can do. “Further examined President Obama has his battle plan tonight explained. Timmermans: “We are in talks with the Americans and allow us constructive.”
Problematic
Without ‘offensive’ contribution Netherlands not counted by the Americans against the IS core coalition. This is problematic because in the Dutch Constitution states that it is virus free. International law For now shipped Netherlands only weapons from third parties to Kurdish fighters and the helmets and vests shard delivered. For the opposition, it is not enough. “As Prime Minister Rutte IS called a barbarian organization, let Netherlands for example participate in battle by the deployment of F-16s,” says Christian Union MP Joel Voordewind. D66 parliamentarian Sjoerd Sjoerdsma “If offensive military weapons are needed, we must seriously consider.”
Press Netherlands also supply the Kurds. They ask since Wednesday explicitly weapons and F-16s. ‘The Netherlands must train our peshmerga fighters and arm and IS preferably also bombard you with bombs, “says the Kurdish parliament Soran Omar.
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