Interesting that there are no numbers beside the names of the countries. I'd like to know how many currently are in Iraq with more than a short batallion (ie., about 500 soldiers).
larry On Thu, 21 Oct 2004 14:07:26 -0400, Michael Dinowitz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > According to this document, we had one or two countries working with us. > Actually, quite a few more than one or two. Looks like international support > to me. > > http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2003/03/print/20030321-4.html > > Who are the current coalition members? > > President Bush is assembling a Coalition that has already begun military > operations to disarm Iraq of its weapons of mass destruction, and enforce 17 > UNSC resolutions. > > The Coalition will also liberate the Iraqi people from one of the worst > tyrants and most brutal regimes on earth. > > Contributions from Coalition member nations range from: direct military > participation, logistical and intelligence support, specialized > chemical/biological response teams, over-flight rights, humanitarian and > reconstruction aid, to political support. > > Forty-eight countries are publicly committed to the Coalition, including: > > Afghanistan > Albania > Angola > Australia > Azerbaijan > Bulgaria > Colombia > Costa Rica > Czech Republic > Denmark > Dominican Republic > El Salvador > Eritrea > Estonia > Ethiopia > Georgia > Honduras > Hungary > Iceland > Italy > Japan > Kuwait > Latvia > Lithuania > Macedonia > Marshall Islands > Micronesia > Mongolia > Netherlands > Nicaragua > Palau > Panama > Philippines > Poland > Portugal > Romania > Rwanda > Singapore > Slovakia > Solomon Islands > South Korea > Spain > Turkey > Uganda > Ukraine > United Kingdom > United States > Uzbekistan > > This number is still growing, and it is no accident that many member nations > of the Coalition recently escaped from the boot of a tyrant or have felt the > scourge of terrorism. All Coalition member nations understand the threat > Saddam Hussein's weapons pose to the world and the devastation his regime > has wreaked on the Iraqi people. > > The population of Coalition countries is approximately 1.23 billion people. > Coalition countries have a combined GDP of approximately $22 trillion. > Every major race, religion, ethnicity in the world is represented. > The Coalition includes nations from every continent on the globe. > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Purchase from House of Fusion, a Macromedia Authorized Affiliate and support the CF community. http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=34 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:132083 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
