Warmongering lunatic McCain has never seen a military action he didn't like...

[Postman]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070112/ap_on_go_co/us_iraq

I'm waiting for this creepy imitation of a human to start jerking his right arm up in the air with his palm facing outward....like Dr Strangelove....

[fooj]

1. Take a look at this...

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070112/ap_on_re_eu/iraq_coalition_glance_1

Countries contributing forces in Iraq By The Associated Press
29 minutes ago



A look at the steadily shrinking U.S.-led coalition in Iraq:



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ALBANIA: 120 non-combat troops, mainly patrolling the airport in Mosul; no plans to withdraw.

ARMENIA: 46 soldiers serving under Polish command; mission extended to end of 2007.

AUSTRALIA: Around 1,300 troops in and around Iraq, mostly guarding Australian diplomats in Baghdad and helping train Iraqi forces.

AZERBAIJAN: 150 troops, mostly serving as sentries, on patrols and protecting dam near city of Hadid; no plans to withdraw.

BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA: 36 experts identifying and destroying unexploded ordnance; experts being rotated every six months; no plans to withdraw.

BRITAIN: About 7,000 troops in southern Iraq; plans to cut by several thousand in first half of 2007.

BULGARIA: 120 non-combat troops guarding refugee camp north of Baghdad; no plans to withdraw.

CZECH REPUBLIC: 100 troops, most guarding base at airport in southern city of Basra; mission extended to end of 2007.

DENMARK: 470 troops patrolling Basra; plan to start scaling back in 2007.

EL SALVADOR: 380 soldiers doing peacekeeping and humanitarian work in Hillah; no immediate plans to withdraw.

ESTONIA: 40 troops, mostly infantry, serving under U.S. command in Baghdad, manning checkpoints, patrolling neighborhoods; mission extended to end of 2007.

GEORGIA: About 900 combat forces, medics and support personnel serving under U.S. command in Baqouba; no plans to withdraw or reduce contingent.

JAPAN: 600 non-combat troops based in Samawah to purify water, do other humanitarian tasks; government reportedly considering an extension to end of 2007.

KAZAKHSTAN: 27 military engineers; no plans to withdraw.

LATVIA: 120, soldiers, mostly infantry, manning checkpoints, patrolling and escorting materials; mission extended through 2007.

LITHUANIA: 60 soldiers, mostly infantry, serving with Danish contingent near Basra in southern Iraq; mission good through 2007 and may be extended into 2008.

MACEDONIA: 35 troops providing security in Taji, north of Baghdad, plus five liaison officers in Baghdad. No plans to withdraw.

MOLDOVA: 11 bomb defusing experts returning home at end of January; no decision on an extension.

MONGOLIA: 160 troops; no plans to withdraw.

NETHERLANDS: 15 soldiers as part of NATO mission training police, army officers; no plans to withdraw.

POLAND: 900 non-combat troops; commands multinational force south of Baghdad; mission extended to end of 2007.

ROMANIA: 860 troops, including 400 infantry, 150 mine experts, 100 military police, 50 military intelligence plus medics and U.N. guards. Prime Minister Calin Popescu Tariceanu wants them withdrawn.

SLOVAKIA: 103 troops stationed in Hillah in Polish sector, mostly engaged in de-mining; to be gradually withdrawn starting in late January or February.

SLOVENIA: Four instructors training Iraqi security forces, deployed in a training center near Baghdad; no plans to withdraw.

SOUTH KOREA: 2,300 troops in the northern Iraqi city of Irbil; plans to bring home 1,100 by April and parliament insists on a plan for a complete withdrawal by end of 2007.

[sinkingfeeling]

3. Where in the world is Moldova? (Forgive me, but it's been over 50 years since I took

geography).

[devilgrrl]

2. Seems like he wants everyone to suffer like he did in Viet Nam...

I can't think of any other reason.