British pullout may signal end of coalition(don't tell Condi)

[maddezmom]

Thursday, February 22, 2007
By TOM RAUM ~ THe Associated Press

WASHINGTON -- President Bush's "coalition of the willing," long seen by much of the world as a shell for a largely U.S. operation in Iraq, is quickly becoming a coalition of the unwilling.
Even as Bush sends more American forces to Baghdad, longtime war ally Tony Blair is pulling out British troops. Denmark is leaving. Lithuania says it may withdraw its tiny 53 troop contingent.

Bush's alliance is breaking up as opposition firms against the U.S. troop buildup -- among the American and Iraqi people, in Congress and among Iraq's neighbors and some former U.S. allies.

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Analysts were skeptical, noting that most of the non-U.S. forces had been stationed in predominantly Shiite or Kurdish areas spared the intense sectarian violence that has rocked Baghdad-area neighborhoods.

Long gone from Bush's coalition are troops from Spain and Italy, whose leaders were booted out of office by voters unhappy with their war alliances with Bush.

more:http://www.semissourian.com/story/1190670.html

Rice denies US-led coalition in Iraq is crumbling
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=102&topic_id=2739652&mesg_id=2739652

[Erika]

1. This is now W's/America's war

I wonder what kind of monetary profits the corporatists connected with W is making off this war.

[tblue]

2. "Money trumps peace," ya know

[maddezmom]

3. I still can't believe he said it

I know he did, I heard it with my own hears but it's so outrageous and I don't' think he's even been called on it. :eyes: