Coalition? There is no coalition!

[Th1onein]

I just read that England is refusing to send anymore troops to Iraq. They already have 7500 troops there, the second largest amount of troops after the USA.

So........we've got 135,000 troops there, and second largest amount of troops that any other member of the coalition has sent is 7500? 7500? That's less than 10% of what we have there, and this is one of our largest supporters? Oh come on!

This isn't a coalition. It's the US, period.

[MSgt213]

1. I think the British troops are only there now because Blair is still in

office.

[kerryin2004]

2. Actually Britian is third..

If you count the 15,000 "civilian contracters".

[BlueEyedSon]

3. Exactly. The coalition of Blackwater, Vinell, Dyncorp, Halliburton....

[Blue-Jay]

4. Here's your coalition. (from MSNBC)

The number of troops from each Coalition (of the shilling) member.

United States 130,000
Britain 12,000
Albania 70
Australia 1,000
Azerbaijan 150
Bulgaria 470
Czech Rep. 92
Denmark 496
Dominican Rep. 300
El Salvador 360
Estonia 55
Georgia 70
Honduras 370
Hungary 300
Italy 3,000
Japan 250 (750 on the way)
Kazakhstan 25
Latvia 120
Lithuania 105
Macedonia 28
Moldova 25
Mongolia 180
Netherlands 1,100
New Zealand 60
Nicaragua 230
Norway 150
Philippines 95 (175 on the way)
Poland 2,400
Portugal 130
Romania 400
Singapore 200
Slovakia 69 (120 on the way)
South Korea 675 (3,000 on the way)
Spain 1,300 (1,300 on the way HOME) <--my comment
Thailand 443 (30 on the way)
Ukraine 2,000

[BlueEyedSon]

6. Sanity check: Honduras is out, who else?

[spanone]

5. It's Hell. And our troops are having to live it. Bring them home.