Fresh from the great Russian chauvinists' cyber-war against his country, Estonian Defense Minister Jaak Aaviksoo rallies his handful of troops in Iraq:
“We’re not very numerous and our country is not very big, but we suffered under totalitarianism for 50 years and we don’t want that to ever be repeated,” said Aaviksoo during his opening comments. “The modern world is getting smaller all the time and the ideals of democracy are just as important to us as they are to the local Iraqi people here.
Snicker, snicker. "Don't forget Poland," right?
In cordon and searches, mounted and dismounted patrols and other joint operations with U.S. troops and Iraqi security forces, the Estonian troops have assisted in the detaining of more than 37 insurgents. They also assisted in the conducting of convoy operations and traffic control checkpoints along with the finding of many weapons caches and improvised explosive device-making materials. In all, they have been on 148 patrols, some of which were up to 48 hours long.