Tuesday, October 28, 2003

Pleading for help

Apparently neither pleading, nor threat, nor bribery has been working very well to get other troops to help out in Iraq.

Juan Cole puts it rather succinctly.

Bangladesh and Portugal, whom the US had pressed to provide troops, announced Monday that they would not. They said that their publics were overwhelmingly opposed, and that the recent UN resolution was too thin to change that. South Korea is also dragging its feet on sending new troops. India has formally declined. Pakistan goes back and forth between saying no and maybe someday. Only Turkey is willing to supply 10,000 troops, but they are not wanted by the Iraqis, and probably will not be invited to come.

Memo to Peerless Leader: Next time you have the urge to say, "Screw you, we don't need you anyway," pop one of those little pills and calm down. Have a piece of candy.

....but hey, do what you want....you will anyway.

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