There was a government in exile, but again that's hair splitting. Was France part of the allies? Was it a split off? Who could claim to be France then. The arguments of who is supporting and how come in the same way. What does one consider support and who can claim it. The vinchy government of France would never claim to be part of a coalition with America and would reject any claim of the sort. > wasn't the Resistance an international effort? I guess it could have > spontaneously arisen in each of the different countries, but I thought > otherwise. > > > On Thu, 21 Oct 2004 17:26:42 -0400, Michael Dinowitz > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > The government of France was under the control of Germany > and were not > > looking to be part of any coalition to save itself or anyone else. > > > > > oh, come on. It has been. What about World War 2, just off > > > the top of my head? > > > > > > > > > On Thu, 21 Oct 2004 14:17:26 -0400, Michael Dinowitz > > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > So your defining support as troops on the ground? So by > > > that definition, > > > > France will never be part of any coalition. > > > > It's hair splitting. These are countries who supported us > > > in Iraq. This is > > > > international support, no matter how you cut it. Have some > > > pulled out? Yes. > > > > Will more pull out as their citizens are butchered? Yes. > > > Does it change the > > > > root question of internation support going in? No. > > > > > > > > > How current is this list? > > > > > > > > > > I notice at least three that have pulled out their troops. > > > > > (Spain, Costa Rica, Philippines) > > > > > > > > > > I also know that many of these countries have less than a > > > > > dozen troops on the ground. If they don't have troops on the > > > > > ground, I personally won't count them. > > > > > > > > > > Jerry Johnson > > > > > > > > > > >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 10/21/04 02:07PM >>> > > > > > 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 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
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