Dutch extend Iraq mission by six months

Reuters ^ | 12/11/03

[areafiftyone]

AMSTERDAM, Dec 11 (Reuters) - The Dutch parliament agreed on Thursday to prolong the mission of about 1,100 Dutch marines as part of an international stabilisation force in Iraq by another six months.

The troops, who are based in the British-controlled Al Muthanna province in the south of the country, will now stay until July 2004, Defence Ministry spokesman Hendrik Schoenau said.

The decision to extend their stay was agreed by a large majority of parliamentarians, despite concern voiced in the assembly and in the Dutch press that the Dutch soldiers could become the target of attacks.

[Dog]

Thank you knighthawk.

[Russ]

The Dutchwant some of those contracts...

[Broadside Joe]

Thank you.

Dutch Bump

[jerod]

Why doesn't ABC, CBS, or NBC report anything about the dozens of countries who are contributing to the Iraq coalition?

Maybe it's because it would look like somebody supports the US, and that isn't in the interest of the DemocRAT party.

[Freemyland]

"Dutch extend Iraq mission by six months"

How can that be? I thought we were in Iraq alone.

[No Blue States]

"The decision to extend their stay was agreed by a large majority of parliamentarians, despite concern voiced in the assembly and in the Dutch press that the Dutch soldiers could become the target of attacks."

Thank You for the Help!

[BushisTheMan]

A country that has some b*lls...unlike the French, Germans, and Ruskies.

[BurbankKarl]

that would break their "unilaterism" claims

[knighthawk]

Thanks to the movement of Dutch people from the left to the right.

[GretchenEE]

God bless those Dutch.

[cookcounty]

If they reported it at all, the Lamestream Press would headline it:

Dutch Take Unilateral Action in Iraq!!!