Bulgarian Troops Refuse to Go to Iraq

[velocity]

http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/international/AP-Bulgaria-Iraq.html

Bulgarian Troops Refuse to Go to Iraq
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Published: January 2, 2004


Filed at 11:19 p.m. ET

SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) -- More than two dozen Bulgarian soldiers are refusing deployment in Iraq, following the deaths of five countrymen in an attack in the Mideast country, a senior military official said Friday.

Between 25 and 30 soldiers of the second Bulgarian contingent, due to leave for Iraq in early January to replace the troops there now, have decided not to go on the mission, said Gen. Nikolai Kolev, the army chief of staff. The withdrawals would not affect Bulgaria's mission in Iraq, he added.

All soldiers in Bulgaria's Iraqi missions have volunteered to take part.


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Smart troops

[Aidoneus]

1. excellent news

May thousands more of these potential mercenaries resist their lackey regimes, and refuse status as cannon-fodder for the US occupation.

[nadinbrzezinski]

2. The Refusenick movement for Iraq

starts in Bulgaria? WOW

I know many will miss hte significance of this folks, but this is actually good for us... wonder how many more troops across the coalistion of the coerced will say NO

[AtTheEndOfTheDay]

3. I would do the same

What do you suppose would happen to an American soldier taking that position? Leavenworth? How long? At least you'd live and could look at yourself in the mirror.

[NNN0LHI]

4. What can I say? Guarding pipelines must get boring rather quick n/t

[0007]

7. You mean you wouldn't want to guard the U.S. oil for the U.S.? LOL!!

I want a picture of Mr. & Mrs. Halliburton, so I can really appreciate living in these great times.

[pfitz59]

8. Poppy, Jimmy and Shrub spent New Years with Mrs. Brown......

of Brown and Root! Kissing her brown ring, no doubt! Kudos to Bulgarian heros for allowing common sense to rule!

[ErasureAcer]

5. American Troops should do the same

[Mari333]

6. I tried to talk my stepson out of going

the army lies to him...he thinks he will be safe.
I can do no more . I did everything I could do dissuade him.