Coalition of the leaving

[ProSense]

Status of coalition forces in Iraq

By The Associated Press
2 hours, 39 minutes ago

A look at the U.S.-led coalition in Iraq:

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DENMARK: 460 troops patrolling Basra; to be withdrawn by August.

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LITHUANIA: 53 troops are part of a Danish battalion near Basra. A government spokeswoman said it is "seriously considering" not replacing the contingent when its mission ends in August.

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POLAND: 900 non-combat troops; commands multinational force south of Baghdad; mission extended to end of 2007.

ROMANIA: About 600 troops, most serving in the south under British command, with the rest — a few dozen military intelligence officers — serving north of Baghdad; Prime Minister Calin Popescu Tariceanu wants them withdrawn.

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SOUTH KOREA: 2,300 troops in the northern Iraqi city of Irbil; plans to bring home 1,100 by April and parliament insists on a plan for a complete withdrawal by end of 2007.

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Gone:

Italy: 1,800 troops (deployed 7/03 - withdrawn 11/06)
Ukraine: 1,650 troops (deployed 8/03 - withdrawn 12/05)
Netherlands : 1,345 troops (deployed 7/03 - withdrawn 3/05)
Spain : 1,300 troops (withdrawn 4/04)
Japan: 600 troops (deployed 1/04 - withdrawn 7/06)
Bulgaria : 462 troops (withdrawn 4/06)
Thailand: 423 troops (withdrawn 8/04)
Honduras: 368 troops (withdrawn 5/04)
Dominican Republic: 302 troops (withdrawn 5/04)
Hungary: 300 troops (withdrawn 3/05)
Nicaragua: 230 troops (withdrawn 2/04)
Singapore: 192 troops (withdrawn 3/05)
Norway: 150 troops (withdrawn 10/05)
Portugal: 128 troops (withdrawn 2/05)
Slovakia: 103 troops (withdrawn 1/07)
New Zealand: 61 troops (deployed 9/03 - withdrawn 9/04)
Philippines: 51 troops (deployed 7/03 - withdrawn 7/04)
Tonga: 45 troops (deployed 7/04 - withdrawn 12/04)
Iceland: 2 troops (withdrawal date unknown)

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[theoldman]

1. I am so proud that those two guys from Iceland have stayed

the course. I just wonder what their job is? Probably keeping track of the ones leaving.

[leftwingnut]

2. Nice post...thanks for the info.

I have a feeling if those 45 troops from Tonga would've stayed just a little longer...things would be different.

[IsItJustMe]

3. They seem to be able to read the writting on the wall. Some day I hope that the American people

will wake the frick up and be able to read that writting also.

[DeepModem Mom]

4. K&R

[ProSense]

5. Why Japan Is Unhappy with the U.S.

That perceived lack of solidarity from Washington — busy thanking Tokyo's rival Beijing for its decisive efforts at the talks — is especially galling given the Japanese government's steadfast support for the war in Iraq, up to and including President George W. Bush's recent "surge" in troop levels. But there are problems coming from Japan's side of the Pacific as well. Cheney pointedly did not find time to meet with Japanese Defense Minister Fumio Kyuma, who last month criticized the U.S. occupation of Iraq as a mistake, and termed Washington's attitude on intergovernmental negotiations over changing troop deployments at American bases on Okinawa as "bullying."

His remarks reportedly infuriated U.S. officials, but though Prime Minister Abe quickly reprimanded him, most Japanese agree with Kyuma — a poll this week found that 57% of Japanese opposed America's actions in Iraq. "Japan backed the U.S. on Iraq and what does it get from the U.S. in the Six-Party talks?" says Robert Dujarric, a security expert at the National Institute for Public Policy in the U.S. "Nothing, it seems."

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[bluedawg12]

6. Bloney SNOWjob spun this as good news

he said it was a sign things were stable in the south.

Did he mean Alabama?

Wonder why the Bliartwitchproject woke up?