In any case , they say , the same expeditionary forces would be needed in any crisis , whether in afghanistan or , say , to defend estonia .
它们说不管怎样，同样的远征军是任何一场危机都需要的，无论是在阿富汗还是，比如说，保卫爱沙尼亚。
Many post-communist states , and even norway , are nervous that the focus on " expeditionary " operations such as afghanistan has weakened mutual defence under article 5 of the nato charter .
Modern turkey 's defining event-the defeat of a greek expeditionary force dispatched with western backing-was also the starting-point of a ruthless reform effort whose declared aims included " fighting religion " and ending the theocratic backwardness of the ottomans .
Instead , they argue , britain should humbly focus on meeting the collective security obligations imposed by nato membership , limiting its expeditionary goals to humanitarian interventions approved by the united nations , rather like canada and some of the scandinavian countries .
