The Collation of the Willing is shrinking ..... Japan to bug out.

[Botany]

Iraq war to face troop shortage ..... what to do?

http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20060205a2.html

<Senior official confirms Iraq pullout within months

A high-ranking government official confirmed for the first time in public Saturday that Japanese ground troops will be pulled out of southern Iraq within the next several months.

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The roughly 600 troops stationed in Samawah to help in reconstruction will begin packing up in mid-March, according to sources.>

Well that is it. Time to call up the twins, all college republicans (at least 200,000 nationwide), Rush listeners under 55,
Sean Hannity, all republican senator & house member's kids under 35, all freepers, all of the neo con's kids,
Jeb's brood of crooks & druggies, and students @ Liberty College (Fallwell's school).

Phone: [phone] Fax: [phone] [e-mail] College repugs national office ... give em a jingle.

Then bring all of our troops home and send that crowd ..... I betya some people in Baghdad would love to meet 'em.



some army age college repugs ..... ready to sign up? :rofl:

[Benhurst]

1. Yeah, but don't forget Poland!

[LynneSin]

2. Who has pulled out of this coalition so far

Poland
Spain
Costa Rica (well, they never had an army to give in the first place but pulled their name)

Now Japan.

Who else of note has pulled out

[Botany]

3. I couldn't find the list of all the members but ....

..... Italy & Holland are bugging out. And it looks like England is about to bolt too.

"As they stand up we will stand down." W.

[Lexingtonian]

4. Ukraine

Thailand
Phillipines
Nicaragua
Dominican Republic
Norway
Netherlands

El Salvador- still in, under duress from US (last ally from the Americas)
South Korea- still in, under duress from US
Bosnia, Macedonia, Slovakia, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, ?Moldava, Georgia,
Azerbaijan, Armenia, Turkmenistan, Mongolia- still in, under duress from US

still in- all have right wing governments
Romania- no one really knows why, probably involves money for bases & torture facilities
Australia- public support down to 27%, pressure to withdraw is growing
Denmark- their PM doesn't want to admit it was a major mistake, very unpopular
Poland's new government is dragging out its withdrawal, lots of domestic protest

This 'Coalition' is a kind of Cold War debtor's prison for most of these countries.