The Coalition of One

By: Rob
Published On: 2/22/2007 12:38:03 PM

Courtesy of Think Progress, this CNN graphic says it all about our so-called coalition:

And, of course, this is while we're increasing our own troop levels in Iraq.


Comments



Yeah (pitin - 2/22/2007 1:37:07 PM)
but, don't forget about Poland.


Poland-non combat only (Andrea Chamblee - 2/22/2007 3:17:07 PM)
From today's
International Herald Tribune:
[Comparisons are mine]

ALBANIA: 120 non-combat troops, mainly patrolling airport in Mosul; no plans to withdraw. [Compare to 130 fatalities from US troops from Florida]

ARMENIA: 46 soldiers, serving as medics, engineers and transport drivers, serving under Polish command; mission extended to end of 2007. [Compare to 45 fatalities from US troops from Minnesota]

AUSTRALIA: Around 550 troops helping to train security forces in two southern Iraqi provinces. [Compare to 549 fatalities from US troops from CA, TN WA]

AZERBAIJAN: 150 troops, mostly serving as sentries, on patrols and protecting dam near city of Hadid; no plans to withdraw. [Compare to 151 fatalities from troops from PA]

BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA: Bosnia has 36 soldiers in Iraq, including three teams of 10 officers and a command team of six. [Compare to 39 fatalities from troops from Iowa]

BULGARIA: 155 troops, including 120 non-combat troops guarding a refugee camp north of Baghdad and 35 support personnel. [Compare to 156 fatalities from troops from KY, OR, Alabama]

CZECH REPUBLIC: 99 troops. [Compare to 92 fatalities from troops from VA and DC]

DENMARK: 460 troops patrolling Basra; Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen said Wednesday they would be withdrawn by August. [Compare to 459 fatalities from troops from TX, OH, WV, VT]

EL SALVADOR: 380 soldiers doing peacekeeping and humanitarian work in southern Iraqi city of Kut; no immediate plans to withdraw. [Compare to 379 fatalities from troops from NY, GA, LA, IN, UT]

ESTONIA: 35 troops serving under U.S. command in the Baghdad area. [Compare to 35 fatalities from troops from Kansas]

GEORGIA: About 900 combat forces, medics and support personnel serving under U.S. command in Baqouba; no plans to withdraw or reduce contingent. [Compare to 980 fatalities from troops from all the other states not listed]

KAZAKHSTAN: 27 military engineers; no plans to withdraw. [Compare to 26 fatalities from troops from NV]

LATVIA: 125 troops are serving under Polish command in Diwaniyah. [Compare to 124 fatalities from troops from Michigan]

LITHUANIA: 53 troops serving with the Danish contingent in Basra and seven officers training Iraqi soldiers elsewhere in the country. A government spokeswoman said Wednesday the country is "seriously considering" withdrawing its 53 troops. [Compare to 53 fatalities from troops from NJ]

MACEDONIA: 40 troops there, 35 soldiers and 5 officers, in Taji, 70 kilometers north of Baghdad. [Compare to 40 fatalities from troops from AK]

MOLDOVA: 11 bomb defusing experts returned home at the end of January; parliament has not yet decided on sending a new mission. [Compare to 11 fatalities from troops from RI]

MONGOLIA: 160 troops; no plans to withdraw. [Compare to 159 fatalities from troops from WI, MA, SC]

NETHERLANDS: 15 soldiers as part of NATO mission training police, army officers; no plans to withdraw. [Compare to 130 fatalities from troops from Maine]

SLOVENIA: Four instructors training Iraqi security forces. [Compare to 4 fatalities from troops from the Northern Mariana Islands]

I have to admit, I've got no new numbers left for the last 3, except to say they total 3,800 which is dangerously close to the total dead of 3,143.  Are we going to wait till the totals add up?

POLAND: 900 non-combat troops; commands multinational force south of Baghdad; mission extended to end of 2007.
ROMANIA: about 600 troops, most serving in the south under British command, with the rest - a few dozen military intelligence officers - serving north of Baghdad; Prime Minister Calin Popescu Tariceanu wants them withdrawn.
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.