Coalition of the Wilting. Pakistan REFUSES to send troops to Iraq.

[Bluebear]

Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf on Thursday ruled out sending troops to help restore stability in Iraq, rebuffing pleas from the Iraqi interim government and the United States.

"As far as Pakistan is concerned, our domestic environment is not conducive. It continues to be not conducive. We cannot be seen as an extension of the present forces there," Musharraf told a news conference at the United Nations.

Iraqi interim Prime Minister Iyad Allawi said on Tuesday he had pressed Musharraf to contribute troops to the U.S.-led Multinational Force fighting an insurgency in his country.

The United States and the United Nations also encouraged Pakistan to contribute to a force to protect U.N. staff in Iraq, diplomats said.

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nm/20040923/ts_nm/iraq_pakistan_dc_5

[SemiCharmedQuark]

1. This "coalition" is so pathetic.

But don't bother trying to convince a freeper of that. Ever see that Blackadder II episode with the rotten burroughs where one whole burrough was just a dog named Colin? Bush would chalk Colin up to the coalition of the willing.

[Bluebear]

2. What can the freepers boycott from Pakistan?

Quite a dilemma.

[SemiCharmedQuark]

3. Whoa now, don't discount them completely

I bet they'll boycott Pakistani restaurants. The impact would be lethal! The whole country would implode!