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SMALL NATIONS, BIG HEARTS
New York Post ^
| 9/09/03
Posted on 09/09/2003 12:16:46 AM PDT by kattracks
Edited on 05/26/2004 5:16:30 PM PDT by Jim Robinson.
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September 9, 2003 -- It's one of the ironies of the debates about liberated Iraq that the same anti- war, anti-Bush types who claim that America needs to "internationalize" the administration of Iraq are the ones speaking contemptuously about the 29 countries that have already contributed troops in varying numbers to the American-led coalition.
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TOPICS: Editorial; News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: albania; allies; azerbaijan; balkans; bulgaria; czechrepublic; denmark; dominicanrepublic; elsalvador; estonia; georgia; holland; honduras; hungary; italy; kazakhstan; latvia; lithuania; macedonia; mongolia; multinational; nicaragua; norway; poland; portugal; rebuildingiraq; romania; slovakia; southkorea; spain; ukraine
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posted on
09/09/2003 12:16:46 AM PDT
by
kattracks
To: kattracks
"...it makes perfect sense to bank an American IOU."Only if you cash it in before another democrat lands in the WH.
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posted on
09/09/2003 12:26:35 AM PDT
by
Bonaparte
To: kattracks
Holland??? Wasn't aware they had armed forces. Geeze, the things you can learn on FR!
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posted on
09/09/2003 12:28:26 AM PDT
by
Aracelis
To: Piltdown_Woman
I knew about HOlland, but didn't know about Mongolia...
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posted on
09/09/2003 3:03:17 AM PDT
by
LadyDoc
To: Piltdown_Woman
The only country without any military, as far as I can remember, is Iceland.
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posted on
09/09/2003 3:22:18 AM PDT
by
Junior
(Killed a six pack ... just to watch it die.)
To: kattracks; MJY1288; Calpernia; Grampa Dave; anniegetyourgun; Coop; Ernest_at_the_Beach; ...
This is a wonderful article. Thank you, kattracks.
Yes, most of these countries have only sent small detachments.
But most are small countries with tiny armed forces that have never before sent troops to distant parts of the globe.
Non-UNI-lateral, ping!
If you want on or off my ping list, please Freepmail me. Warning: it is a high volume list.
8 Unapologetically Pro-Coalition News Links and Articles
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posted on
09/09/2003 6:48:13 AM PDT
by
Ragtime Cowgirl
("Where we can engage the enemy...they last a minute or two." ~ Gen. Sanchez, 9/6)
To: kattracks; Ragtime Cowgirl
Nice article bump and thanks Rags for the ping.
To: Piltdown_Woman
Holland??? Wasn't aware they had armed forces.The Netherlands is famous for having a unionized military.
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posted on
09/09/2003 6:52:30 AM PDT
by
Coop
(God bless our troops!)
To: Ragtime Cowgirl
"Non-UNI-lateral, ping!"Big Bump!
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posted on
09/09/2003 9:09:52 AM PDT
by
blackie
To: Ragtime Cowgirl
"And when the time comes, America will surely remember the countries that stood by her - and the people of Iraq - no matter how small and obscure they are, just as she will remember the obstructive and malicious opposition of France and Germany."Amen.
To: kattracks
The fact that these countries made the effort to join the U.S.-led War on Terror despite their limited resources is something to be admired. And the great Democratic Party, the 'party of the little guy', shows them nothing but contempt. Quite revealing.
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posted on
09/09/2003 12:43:15 PM PDT
by
StriperSniper
(The slippery slope is getting steeper.)
To: Junior
IcelandThey have a population approx. the same as the cities of Jersey City and Hoboken combined.
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posted on
09/09/2003 12:45:37 PM PDT
by
StriperSniper
(The slippery slope is getting steeper.)
To: Ragtime Cowgirl; kattracks
I wanted this list!!
kattracks, you amaze me! thanks
To: Ragtime Cowgirl; kattracks
These allies include Albania, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Denmark, the Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Estonia, Georgia, Holland, Honduras, Hungary, Italy (which has contributed some 3,000 troops), Kazakhstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Macedonia, Mongolia, Nicaragua, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, South Korea, Spain and Ukraine. We search in vain for France, Germany, Russia, China.
Who will help me bake the pie? "Not I," said France, Germany, Russia, China.
Okay, so when it's baked, you four can go [deleted], you [deleted]s.
Our allies rock--we will reciprocate (we're America; that's what we do).
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posted on
09/09/2003 7:05:58 PM PDT
by
PhilDragoo
(Hitlery: das Butch von Buchenvald)
To: Ragtime Cowgirl
Bump!
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