Iraq coalition vanishes from White House website

[Spazito]

CANTON, United States (AFP) - The "coalition of the willing" in Iraq (news - web sites) has vanished -- from the White House Internet site, at any rate.

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After Edwards charged in their October 5 debate that US troops had suffered 90 percent of the casualties, Cheney angrily retorted that the statistic was "dead wrong" because it omitted deaths and injuries suffered by Iraqis.


"When you include the Iraqi security forces that have suffered casualties, as well as the allies, they've taken almost 50 percent of the casualties in operations in Iraq, which leaves the US with 50 percent, not 90 percent," Cheney said.


But Iraq was never considered a coalition member, and was never on the official White House list of coalition nations, leading some critics to charge that the list was pulled down to protect Cheney.

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http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/afp/us_vote_iraq_coalition

[NewHampshireDem]

1. THEY FORGOT POLAND!

:)

[central scrutinizer]

7. this could cost him the election

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[truthisfreedom]

10. damn, i forgot Poland!

http://www.youforgotpoland.com/video.html

[leftchick]

2. lol....

you forgot Poland!... and all of the rest! WTF is Tony thinking? He doesn't even rate a web address acknowledgment and he is putting more troops in harms way?

[pinerow]

3. Coalition of the billing...

They are billing the taxpayer and will continue to do so...

[RedEarth]

4. List of Coalition Troops in Iraq ...and also those that have left

Coalition Troops in Iraq

Thu Oct 21, 3:43 PM ET Middle East - AP


By The Associated Press

Estimated forces in Iraq (news - web sites) from countries that are part of the U.S.-led coalition, as of mid-October, and major pullouts in 2004:

Countries with troops in Iraq:


United States: 135,000


United Kingdom: 8,500


Italy: 3,000


South Korea (news - web sites): 2,800


Poland: 2,400


Ukraine: 1,600


Netherlands: 1,345


Romania: 700
.........
Kingdom of Tonga: 44

Macedonia: 32

Kazakhstan: 27

Moldova: 12

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Countries that have withdrawn all or nearly all troops:

New Zealand: 60 troops returned home Sept. 15. Cited reason: conclusion of deployment.

Thailand: 423 troops returned home as of Sept. 9. Cited reason: one-year humanitarian mission ended.

Philippines: 51 withdrawn on July 19. Cited reason: to save lives of hostages

Norway: 10 currently in Iraq; 140 withdrawn on June 30. Cited reason: growing domestic opposition and peacekeepers needed elsewhere, such as Afghanistan (news - web sites).

Honduras: 370 withdrawn on May 12. Cited reason: Troops were sent for reconstruction, not combat.

Dominican Republic: 302 withdrawn on May 4. Cited reason: growing domestic opposition.

Spain: 1,300 withdrawn on May 4. Cited reason: new government fulfilled campaign pledge.

Singapore: 160 withdrawn on April 4. Cited reason: completed humanitarian mission.

Nicaragua: 115 withdrawn on Feb. 4. Cited reason: lack of funds.

http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20041021/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iraq_troops_glance_1

[TaleWgnDg]

5. what ELSE is new?

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[wildflower]

6. Yeah, I never quite understood this...Iraq was part of the coalition...

to invade itself?

It reminds me of the part in F 9/11 about Afghanistan being part of the "coalition" and who actually comprised its troops (U.S. soldiers).

-wildflower

[cliss]

8. You beat me to it.

Did Dick Cheney actually list Iraq as a member of the Coalition?

[wildflower]

11. I don't think so, but that's how it sounds...

I think Cheney's logic goes something like this:

The coalition embarked on Operation Iraqi Freedom to liberate the Iraqis from Saddam.

Saddam was removed from power and his regime dispersed.

Then, the insurgents sprang up, attacking both Iraqi civilians and U.S. soldiers.

At that point, U.S. soldiers and friendly Iraqi security forces fought the insurgents. Both U.S. soldiers and Iraqi security forces were killed fighting the insurgents.

Of course, thousands of innocent Iraqi civilians were also killed in the process.

So--Cheney is counting the Iraqi security forces, but not counting the Iraqi civilians, as having been killed.

Thus these Iraqi security forces are de facto part of the "coalition," and Edwards, insensitive cad that he is, left them out!

:crazy:

-wildflower

[lawladyprof]

9. I'm willing to count Iraqi dead--ALL OF THEM--eom

[Cronus Protagonist]

12. It's HARD WORK keeping that list updated

With the defections and all that....




"So I don't worry about, and people shouldn't
worry about a draft. . . I think we're in good
shape, I really do. And, if not, we'll -- I'll address
the nation. But I don't see any need to right now."
- G. W. Bush (Source: The Whitehouse)

http://brainbuttons.com/home.asp?stashid=13

[GoBlue]

13. Missed a spot

http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2003/03/20030320-11.html

[maddezmom]

15. not up to date...lots of those members are long gone

[maddezmom]

14. Iraq Coalition vanishes from Iraq