`New Europe' troops face teething troubles in Iraq

[dArKeR]

First the good news: The nations making up the Polish-led force which has taken control of a belt of central and southern Iraq have suffered no combat casualties.

Now the bad news: Ukrainian and Bulgarian soldiers have been wounded in barrack-room shootings, Poles have been sent home for drunkenness and Bulgaria's contingent wants more danger money.

Reports reaching the home front of problems with discipline, equipment and pay are raising questions over whether America's "New Europe" allies who make up much of the 9,000-strong, 23-nation force are up to the job.

http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/world/archives/2003/09/28/2003069586

[Cappurr]

1. This would be funny

If so many lives weren't being lost. :crazy:

[Sephirstein]

2. What the Hell?

I thought only I read the Taipei Times.

It seems more people are recognising the viability of Taiwan's progressive media. :)

[tlcandie]

3. Danger money?

Is this the 'bribe' that *co has to pay out of the $87 billion requested to keep other nations in the death mill?

[Vikingking66]

4. what the hell are barrack room shootings?

Are you telling me that our "non-hostile gunshot" casualties are from some stupid ass snipe hunt after lights out?

[Gin]

5. Wonder what we pay them as salaries. Pay is an issue.for them..christ...

that huge supplemental section for the troops (60 billion) was for the troops...I guess that means all the foreign troops too.

Who am I? Where am I? I am in some foreign place I used to call home.