It is always a bad sign when impoverished countries with much to lose pack up and leave their hegemonic masters behind in battle. Last week, El Salvador’s fellow partners in the Spanish-led Brigada Plus Ultra began their withdrawal from Iraq. In a surprise move, Honduran president Ricardo Maduro called home his country’s 368 troops, and the Dominican Republic announced the pullout of its 302 troops.
CounterPunch article
This may be more indicative of Latin America's baby steps in defying the Great Northern Master. These countries aren't exactly bastions of democracy themselves, so their participation in Iraq certainly wasn't out of concern for liberating oppressed Arabs.
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