03-27-2003, 10:49 PM
Occhidiangela,Mar 28 2003, 08:28 AM Wrote:AfghanistanI love this "coalition of the willing" stuff.
Albania
Australia
Azerbaijan
Bulgaria
Colombia
Czech Republic
Denmark
El Salvador
Eritrea
Estonia
Ethiopia
Georgia
Hungary
Iceland
Italy
Japan
Korea
Latvia
Lithuania
Macedonia
Netherlands
Nicaragua
Philippines
Poland
Romania
Slovakia
Spain
Turkey
United Kingdom
Uzbekistan.
In addition, 15 nations do not want to be named . . .nations like Bahrain, Jordan, Qatar, Saudia Arabia. . .
Interesting about the silent partners.
And I suspect that each is contributing according to a variety of national interest issues.
United Kingdom Australia and Denmark offering military support. A few other countries offering bases and most others offering . . . moral support? :D
You can see it now, can't you. A bit of goodwill ventured and then a few discreet inquiries about the subsequent financial and defence gains. <_<
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