HUNGARY, the NETHERLANDS to withdraw troops from Iraq

[Bluebear]

Red state idiots madly pulling tulip bulbs from the ground and boycotting anything made with paprika.

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http://www.nytimes.com/2004/11/04/international/europe/04hungary.html?ex=1100149200&en=b53d6c38a6c96893&ei=5006&partner=ALTAVISTA1

Hungary announced Wednesday that it would withdraw its 300 troops from Iraq, becoming the latest country in United States-led coalition to bow to public pressure and prepare to bring its soldiers home.

Speaking at a ceremony for the end of military conscription, the newly appointed prime minister, Ferenc Gyurcsany, said Hungary was obliged to stay until the Iraqi elections scheduled for January, but would withdraw the troops by March.

"To stay longer is an impossibility," said Mr. Gyurcsany.

The United States had persuaded 32 countries to provide 22,000 soldiers as part of the multinational force established to stabilize postwar Iraq. But over the last few months, a number of countries have withdrawn, some citing the cost but others concerned about security, and many governments face increasing public opposition to the war.

http://news.ft.com/cms/s/4d233d40-2ddc-11d9-a86b-00000e2511c8.html

The Dutch defence ministry said 1,350 soldiers going to Iraq on Thursday would leave in March and would be the country's last military contribution to the stabilisation effort.

[derbstyron]

1. and so it begins

Thanks Amerika. Assholes. :(

[Bluebear]

2. We're going to be the only one left in the "coalition"

[derbstyron]

3. You Forgot POLAND!

:)

[Sparkly]

5. Yup, they already announced their withdrawal

But there's always um... Bulgaria? Do we still have some Bulgarians there?

[ElectroPrincess]

11. I know that! :P

[WilliamPitt]

4. Damn. There goes the good dope and sausages.

[makhno]

6. Fuck Europe

They wanted to help, they wouldn't have sent troops to georgie's war in the first place.

If there's anything more than the red state welfare queen that disgusts me today, it's the European enablers of the Bush doctrine.

[spooky3]

7. Do they not deserve credit for changing courses?

[makhno]

9. No

Credit is due to countries like Germany and France, who see their future in the EU, and not as a lesser part of an American Dominion.

I'm not a native born American and have a lot of friends back on the continent who are now gloating over our predicament, us stupid Americans having fucked it all up so badly this time around. Well, you know what, if your governments had any balls, they would've told Bush to fuck off a long time ago, traded their own oil in Euros and stopped propping up the dollar.

For some pansy-ass, pro-Bush country like the Netherlands to withdraw troops now is meaningless.

[sub.theory]

10. Give me a break

Europe didn't do anything wrong. They warned the US in a hundred ways not to go through with this war in Iraq. Even still many of them sent troops - out of a deep feeling of loyalty and friendship to the American people. British soldiers have died in Iraq. Don't blame Europe for what our own American fascists have wrought. We can't blame anyone else. The blood is on Bush & Co.'s hands.

[makhno]

12. The blame is as much on the euros' hands

No one forced them to send troops into the quagmire to give Bush the appearance of legitimacy. Cheap F16s, relaxed immigration laws and IMF loan guarantees is what got them to send their boys to die for our middle-eastern folly.

Bush did not have the power to authorize British, Bulgarian or Italian troop deployment.

Next time a friend from the continent gloats about this country's nightmare, I'll punch the damn enabler's face in.

[Bluebear]

13. Who knows what some of these small countries were threatened with

As far as economic sanctions, etc. At least they are changing course.

[prayin4rain]

8. Our poor soldiers...but I can't blame countries for getting out, they

never should have gotten in.

[HR_Pufnstuf]

14. When the draft begins..

...the red states go first.

[Bluebear]

15. Would that we could enact that.