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So a couple of weeks the Swedish commander in chief made a statement about Sweden not lasting more than a week in case of a Russian invasion. This stirred up (?) lots of discussion about the Swedish military not only inside Sweden but also from Russians. Here's a funny video from the Russian show "Yesterday Live".
http://www.dn.se/nyheter/sverige/russia-attacks-sweden--rysk-satir-om-obs-forsvarsprat
Personally I don't really know what the commander wanted to say with this statement -- if it was only to point out how weak, according to him, the Swedish defense is or if he actually thinks there's an actual threat of a Russian attack. The former seems more likely...
Either way it's a funny video even if you're not Swedish nor Russian so I thought I'd share it. Hope someone here enjoys it. : )
EDIT: If you don't recognize it -- the beat and melody used in the video is from one of ABBA's most famous songs -- Mamma Mia
 
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Pretty sure the reason he made those statements was concerning NATO. Sweden is not a member of NATO and NATO has openly stated that if Sweden is invaded, NATO will not assist, and then we are royally screwed because there's no doubt our military is ridiculously weak.
Is there a real threat from Russia? Not likely. It's just the principle that we technically are sitting ducks.
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loooooooool
Russians are ballers
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Don't worry... If the Nato would want to help you the american leadership would most probably send their forces into switzerland anyway  .
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On March 01 2013 06:37 Tobberoth wrote:
Pretty sure the reason he made those statements was concerning NATO. Sweden is not a member of NATO and NATO has openly stated that if Sweden is invaded, NATO will not assist, and then we are royally screwed because there's no doubt our military is ridiculously weak.
Is there a real threat from Russia? Not likely. It's just the principle that we technically are sitting ducks.
Yeah, would be surprising if he meant anything else.
On March 01 2013 06:44 Velr wrote:Don't worry... If the Nato would want to help you the american leadership would most probably send their forces into switzerland anyway .
lol, probably
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Don't worry guys, they're just on their way to Norway. The Swedish are usually cool with that right?
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There really wasn't a single thing I found funny about that video (or to be honest the soliders clothing were quite fabulous) but I still liked it because I don't expect any country or population outside of scandinavia to know or cover anything about Sweden, so it was fun to see.
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On second thought, let's not invade Sweden. It is a silly place.
And I'm sure Jinro, Haypro, Naniwa, Thorzain, Morrow, Sjow, and Sase are scary enough to scare away any invaders.
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Oh Gawd that was too funny.
ironic note: Finland did an incredible job as shield/defender against the USSR in WWII.
Simo Häyhä So badass
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I thought this was going to be a blog about a bunch of Rox.Kis guys going to dreamhack -_-
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LOL very unexpected. Not disappointed though.
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I actually liked the video lol, really funny.
EDIT:Gonna take their advice and mount a cannon on my Saab!
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On March 01 2013 08:42 Erik.TheRed wrote:
I thought this was going to be a blog about a bunch of Rox.Kis guys going to dreamhack -_-
I wish.
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Finland, of course, would take 200 years and would hold off odds of 50 to 1.
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On March 01 2013 08:07 YoucriedWolf wrote:
There really wasn't a single thing I found funny about that video (or to be honest the soliders clothing were quite fabulous) but I still liked it because I don't expect any country or population outside of scandinavia to know or cover anything about Sweden, so it was fun to see.
The funniest thing imo is the way this show interprets the commander's statement -- "As if Russia cares about Sweden lol". 
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On March 01 2013 15:37 nebula. wrote:Show nested quote +On March 01 2013 08:07 YoucriedWolf wrote:
There really wasn't a single thing I found funny about that video (or to be honest the soliders clothing were quite fabulous) but I still liked it because I don't expect any country or population outside of scandinavia to know or cover anything about Sweden, so it was fun to see. The funniest thing imo is the way this show interprets the commander's statement -- "As if Russia cares about Sweden lol".
But to me that is not in conflict with the commanders statement, which is "Russia would destroy us even if they didn't care" :p
Regarding his intentions, wouldn't you think it's as simple as he just wants increased funding?
From what I read he strongly adressed the issue with our terrible logistic opportunities and what I read him say was that even if NATO DID help us our army is in such horrible shape that we couldn't even transport their army and/or material.
Of course he could have numerous reasons for making such a statement but I would think this would be the primary one.
And guys, there is nothing ironic or subtle about shielding behind Finland. It is well known in this region and we are counting on that
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On March 01 2013 16:52 YoucriedWolf wrote:Show nested quote +On March 01 2013 15:37 nebula. wrote:On March 01 2013 08:07 YoucriedWolf wrote:
There really wasn't a single thing I found funny about that video (or to be honest the soliders clothing were quite fabulous) but I still liked it because I don't expect any country or population outside of scandinavia to know or cover anything about Sweden, so it was fun to see. The funniest thing imo is the way this show interprets the commander's statement -- "As if Russia cares about Sweden lol". But to me that is not in conflict with the commanders statement, which is "Russia would destroy us even if they didn't care" :p Regarding his intentions, wouldn't you think it's as simple as he just wants increased funding? From what I read he strongly adressed the issue with our terrible logistic opportunities and what I read him say was that even if NATO DID help us our army is in such horrible shape that we couldn't even transport their army and/or material. Of course he could have numerous reasons for making such a statement but I would think this would be the primary one. And guys, there is nothing ironic or subtle about shielding behind Finland. It is well known in this region and we are counting on that
Yeah I'm pretty sure this is what he wants, maybe I wasn't clear enough. However, this show looks at it a different way... haha.
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I don't really see what's the point even discussing it. Truth is, you could increase our military budget by 100% and it wouldn't matter in the non-likely scenario of an open war with Russia.
Should just focus on making sure that no war involving Russia happens, and if it does, we stay out of it. Spend the money on something else.
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On March 01 2013 07:36 Jerubaal wrote:
Don't worry guys, they're just on their way to Norway. The Swedish are usually cool with that right?
Not exactly a fair statement. Sweden was neutral during WW2 but still refused to cooperate with Nazi Germany because they were occupying Norway. Cooperation only begun once France capitulated and the brittish troops left Norway, at which point Norway was boned anyway.
Many people are under the incorrect assumption that Sweden allowed Nazi soldiers to use Swedish railways to attack Norway before Germany had established control, which is untrue. The Norwegian government was already in exile when the train transports were approved.
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On March 01 2013 17:46 NonFactor wrote:
I don't really see what's the point even discussing it. Truth is, you could increase our military budget by 100% and it wouldn't matter in the non-likely scenario of an open war with Russia.
Should just focus on making sure that no war involving Russia happens, and if it does, we stay out of it. Spend the money on something else.
Which again, isn't the point. The idea is to join Nato so that if a country, for example Russia, attacked Sweden, they would be attacking Nato, which is far more powerful than a Sweden with doubled military budget.
Obviously, you can't join Nato with a crap military though, which is where the argument leads to. If we join Nato, we will have the backing to be secure, but we will also be forced to raise our military budget substantially, which the majority of Swedish citizens disagree with.
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Doesn't EU have some sort of defensive obligations? It would be pretty incredible if they just let one of their member states get annihilated by russians, even if NATO wouldn't care. And I would guess a lot of the EU eastern european states would get pretty scared if they did.
Obviously, you can't join Nato with a crap military though
Plenty of smaller states part of NATO with that *crap* military. 
This is an interesting "war game" scenario. Would be interesting to read a report on such a scenario. Also, Norway could sell you guys some missiles and stuff to fight the russians. You know that we always profit from wars
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This video is hilarious, thank you for making my day.
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lol, fantastic video, russians got humor
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On March 01 2013 20:20 Tobberoth wrote:Show nested quote +On March 01 2013 17:46 NonFactor wrote:
I don't really see what's the point even discussing it. Truth is, you could increase our military budget by 100% and it wouldn't matter in the non-likely scenario of an open war with Russia.
Should just focus on making sure that no war involving Russia happens, and if it does, we stay out of it. Spend the money on something else.
Which again, isn't the point. The idea is to join Nato so that if a country, for example Russia, attacked Sweden, they would be attacking Nato, which is far more powerful than a Sweden with doubled military budget. Obviously, you can't join Nato with a crap military though, which is where the argument leads to. If we join Nato, we will have the backing to be secure, but we will also be forced to raise our military budget substantially, which the majority of Swedish citizens disagree with.
Military doctrine of Russia. Russia's 2010 military doctrine defines itself as strictly defensive + "Russia reserves the right to use nuclear weapons in response to the use of nuclear and other types of weapons of mass destruction against it or its allies, and also in case of aggression against Russia with the use of conventional weapons when the very existence of the state is threatened." "Dead Hand (nuclear war)" - it can automatically trigger the launch of the Russian Intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) if a nuclear strike is detected by seismic, light, radioactivity and overpressure sensors".
You want it? ...
Need to live in peace!!!!
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EPT
