30 Governments Back U.S. Stance on Iraq

Reuters ^ | Tue March 18, 2003 | Jonathan Wright

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Thirty governments have agreed to be named in public as supporters of a U.S. invasion of Iraq, and about 15 others are cooperating behind the scenes, the State Department said on Tuesday.

State Department spokesman Richard Boucher said the basic criterion for inclusion of the published list was that the countries wanted to be publicly associated with the idea that Iraq has to be disarmed now. They are not necessarily providing any assistance to the U.S. war effort.

The only allies known to be contributing offensive military forces are Britain and Australia, but the Danish government offered on Tuesday to send military personnel. Boucher declined to say how many were willing to fight.

The 30 governments, together with the United States, represent some 1.1 billion people, about one sixth of the total population of the world.

The list includes no governments in the Arab world, although states in the six-nation Gulf Cooperation Council are giving logistical support to the U.S. forces expected to invade. The only mainly Muslim countries are Albania, Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Turkey and Afghanistan.

On Monday President Bush gave Iraqi President Saddam Hussein 48 hours to go into exile or face an attack that will start "at a time of our choosing."

Boucher said the 30 countries on the list are Afghanistan, Albania, Australia, Azerbaijan, Britain, Colombia, the Czech Republic, Denmark, El Salvador, Eritrea, Estonia, Ethiopia, Georgia, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Lithuania, Macedonia, the Netherlands, Nicaragua, the Philippines, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, South Korea, Spain, Turkey and Uzbekistan.

[TonyInOhio]

Thirty governments have agreed to be named in public as supporters of a U.S. invasion of Iraq, and about 15 others are cooperating behind the scenes, the State Department said on Tuesday.

Once again, Reuters has fogotten to do the math.

30 + 15 still equals 45 in the parts of the world not subject to typical liberal journalism.

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OFFICIAL BUMP(TOPIC)LIST

[Zack Nguyen]

Latvia, Estonia, and other previously held or dominated Soviet satellites in there. These folks have not forgotten there debt, and they understand freedom.

[MEG33]

Yesterday some poster asked how we would ever get our allies back. I hope he keeps up with the news.

[debg]

add Bulgaria.

Amb was just on Cavuto stating they should be on the list and stating what they are giving (troops, air base, flight rights, etc.)

[ampat]

Although not a country per se, you can add the Iraqi citizens to that list which is made up mostly of formerly oppressed countries which we freed.

[Hegemony Cricket]

Great Point!

[YOMO]

Count the numbers FROGS. Tell the UN we are alone.
If you say it fast enough, loud enough, and often enough without laughing, you might see where your UN VETO got you.
Adieu mon ami!

[Between the Lines]

Coalition of the Willing

[My Favorite Headache]

Nice

[MEG33]

Ping

[k2blader]

Bump.