The "coalition of the willing," as the Bush administration had dubbed it, has dwindled from a peak of 38 nations and 50,000 troops in mid-2003 to 26 countries and about 23,000 troops, according to a State Department tally. Most of the remaining countries have announced that they will end their participation in 2006.
Time is running out for this administration. If theye are going to pull a rabbit out of the hat, it better be soon. The audience is leaving, the lights are dimming, and the rabbit has the mange.
The idea that this war is anything less then an solo American/British endeavor is laughable. The number of troops from these other countries is not enough to do the laundry for the American forces.
The 26 countries with troops still serving in Iraq are: Albania, Armenia, Australia, Azerbaijan, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Czech Republic, Denmark, El Salvador, Estonia, Georgia, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Macedonia, Moldova, Mongolia, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Singapore, Slovakia, South Korea, and the United Kingdom.
(Isn't Latvia where Dr. Doom lives?)
By the way Poland is pulling some of its troops as well. Now you know we are screwed!
and ya' gotta wonder HOW MANY of these nice little allies also have Secret little prisons that we have making use of...I gringe to think...
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