MSNBC Breaking - Dominican Rep. pulling out of Iraq

[guajira]

All 300+ troops!

How many does that make? Spain, Honduras and I think Poland(?) now Dominican Republic!

[rooboy]

1. Thailand are considering pulling out, too. n/t

[Zeke]

3. I Heard...

Thailand said they'll pull their troops from Iraq if they get attacked there.

I heard that on radio @ 4:30 west coast time today.

But I bet they pull out altogether.

I hate Bush Inc.

[guajira]

7. You're right, it's Thailand I Heard about - NOT Poland!!

But then again, who knows what country will be next?

[Hobarticus]

2. The Coalition of the Bribed are calling 'shenanigans'...

Wonder if Poland will still get their NATO airfields?

[revcarol]

5. Did they already get their planes?

Do they have to give the bribes back, now?

It would be handy to have that money for education.

[Hobarticus]

9. Plans to build NATO bases in Poland...

...were just announced this winter.

Reason being, the US wants to move some major air support centers further east, to be closer to southwest Asia.

Building a major sir base in Poland (of the aforementioned Coalition of the Bribed) would effectively deny Germany (of the Coalition of Common Sense) some of the economic benefits that they currently enjoy with Ramstein AFB.

Convenient, huh? It's all playground BS.

[leQ]

17. poland is planning on pulling troops

Ireland.com

Poland is planning to withdraw its troops from Iraq in the coming months, dealing another blow to the US-led coalition forces there.

[guajira]

18. I Made a Mistake

I thought I was wrong but I wasn't!!

Old joke. Seriously, Poland is really leaving too???

[Hobarticus]

21. Poland's been looking to get out for months

They've been talking about it since the fall, and I bet they're gone by summer. They have the second-largest contingent of troops there, and that would hurt, A LOT.

[Kellanved]

28. AFAIK Ramstein will continue

- currently it is being enlarged and modernized. Although it doesn't cover the expenses, the US gets money from the German Federal Government for operating those bases.

[Aidoneus]

24. Hell, I'd better get my broom..

in that case..

[brokensymmetry]

4. Oops.

Sounds like the wheels are coming off the coalition.

Cut and run, anyone?

[DoktorGreg]

8. The wheels came off a while ago...

Now they are rolling, crashing and burning.

[brokensymmetry]

16. True enough.

Crash and burn seems to be a more appropriate title for the present effort than "mission accomplished" ever was.

[jobycom]

13. Coalition? Corporation.

They "Coalition" were employees of the US, basically, performing their duties in exchange for pay. Like most employees with a maniacal boss, they are deciding that no job is worth it.

I'm impressed that the Dominican had 300 troops! That may be almost as many Dominicans as play for the Yankees minor leagues.

[MikeG]

6. A disappointed Iraq was unavailable for comment.

Old Chevy Chase line.

[Mari333]

10. Time for the US troops to come home NOW

http://www.bringthemhomenow.com

[brokensymmetry]

15. Good heavens NO!

The time for the US troops to come home was a year ago....

Best wishes for your son, Mari333.

[mitchtv]

11. Khazakstan will not renew, I read last week

If I remember their tour expires in Aug. Can Fiji be far behind?

[Poiuyt]

12. Next thing you know the Marshall Islands will pull out

[jobycom]

14. LOL Did they provide troops, or were those just lost tourists?

They wound up in Iraq, Bush counted them. Probably counted them twice, like he did in Florida.

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

19. As long as Samoa keeps its commitment they have nothing to worry about. nt

[DulceDecorum]

27. Nicaragua, Honduras, Panama, El Savador, Guatemala and

Uzbekistan are still hanging tough.
And Eritrea is blazing the way.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/g2/story/0,3604,917741,00.html

This site has some interesting stats.
http://www.geocities.com/pwhce/willing.html

[PROGRESSIVE1]

20. Will the Sandwich Islands be pulling out next?

:crazy:

[AbbeyRoad]

22. I'm half Dominican and I say...

what the hell were soldiers from la Republica Dominicana doing over in Iraq in the first place?

I know that the U.S. and the Dominican Republic have had a rocky past. The U.S. entered the D.R. and squashed a rebellion that they characterized as being a Communist uprising in 1965. My dad has let bits and pieces of the bloody scenes he witnessed creep out, but generally he doesn't like to talk about it. I know he said his sister was in Santo Domingo at the time and hid under a bed for several days in fear of the fighting in the streets.

Sorry, I went off on a little tangent there.

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

25. I was asking myself that same question. eom

[peterh]

23. Over in the thread below….

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x499098

Yahoo reported that Powell received “solid” support from his calls on the coalition….I posted a excerpt from a Dow Jones item that said he “generally” received promises of continued support…..I’m beginning to think the term “generally” was used too liberally….

[truthisfreedom]

26. i heard an analysis of this on NPR today which indicated that Powell has

assurances from the UK and that's all that really counts to him.

[NuttyFluffers]

29. slowly but surely it all fades away

rock on, nations. abandon the coalition. run! run! america has lost its mind, run from us! run now! run far! don't look back or you'll turn into a pillar of salt! run!