Flying Horse wrote:Without a pot to pee in, are the purchase of these two boats to protect the oil potential?
http://cyprus-mail.com/2013/12/18/decis ... -gunboats/
Whilst I can understand the need to protect future investments, and put off antagonistic eyes of such things as the 'Barbarosa'. Is it really necessary at this moment in time, when Cyprus' people are broke and scrabbling around to make ends meet?
Cart before the horse?
I disagree…
Defense is EXTREMELY important because it’s a DETERRENT to your enemies because they know that there won’t be a walk in the park and that there’ll be a heavy price to pay if they try anything stupid.
Only the ones who are prepared to pay that heavy price will attack when you’re well armed and you’ll find that means pretty much nobody!
Look at America, they only attack 3rd world countries that cannot defend them selves! Doesn’t that teach you something?
Look at Turkey… they only invaded Cyprus when Cyprus was in total disarray during the Greek coup!
We keep seeing that the enemy will only attack when you’re weak so it is our duty to NEVER be weak even if it means we lose out on other things that could’ve been done with that money.
Our freedom; as we here in Cyprus know only too well, is our most valuable priority.