Kinberg Batra must speak plainly – Norrköpings Tidningar

Chronicle the Conservatives urgently need to explain that a rebuilding of the defense is a priority area. Otherwise it will be difficult for Anna Kinberg Batra, to claim to become prime minister.

There is no longer to linger with a vengeance. We have a brand new security mode that requires action, not a new försvarsberedning, not new partiöverläggningar, not a plan that can be put into effect only sometime next term. But we have a situation that requires action as soon as possible.

For the moment, there is a svartmålningskampanj of Fredrik Reinfeldt, which I think is unfair and that I really do not want to participate in, but unfortunately, I have yet to recall the mistakes he made when he called the armed forces for a "special interest" in January 2013. It was before the war in Ukraine and can perhaps be excused by it, but his choice of words damaged the confidence of the conservative party as it försvarsvänliga party in the foundation. Many loyal försvarsvänliga M-voters left the party.

Some time must this mistake be repaired, or at least not späs on further by the inertia.

With the election of Donald Trump to the president of the united states, we do not know anymore how Nato is going to work, because he as the first american president ever answered hesitantly to the question whether the united states will come to its baltic allies ‘ support if they become victims of a Russian attack. Cooperation with Nato has been the main line of the Swedish strategy, but what this is worth, we do not know anymore.

at the same time, Russia more aggressively than ever before. The wars in Ukraine and Syria testifies that Russia does not hesitate to act militarily with the full force outside their own territory. The Swedish defence research agency writes in its latest report on Russia that we are facing a new threat. The same thing also notes the Defence forces in their recent perspektivstudie.

only a week ago turned the Centre party clearly in favor of increased defense spending. The liberals have previously said that försvarsanslaget is too small.

IN this situation, it seems impossible for the moderate party leadership not to declare that the party is behind a hefty armament of the defence forces. For it would mean that pretend that nothing has happened in the world and that the two expertmyndigheters analyses are not water worthy, and to once and for all, decided to assign leadership of the defence to any of the other ruling coalition parties had agreed.

It would also mean that the Conservatives are saying thank you and goodbye to one of their historically most loyal groups of the electorate – defencists. And how should a party that can’t take the lead in one of their traditional concerns to make a claim on statsministerposten? Who is going to back up Anna Kinberg Batra, when she is attacked by their political opponents? Who shall at the middagsborden explain that AKB is certainly not the world’s best prime but still reliable, a leader who takes responsibility for the country’s security?

Already after the new year, People will and Defence national conference in Sälen. The parties will be grilled for three days about försvarsanslagets size. What could be a more appropriate message to present than even the Conservatives are behind a hefty bet on the defense?

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