These days George W. Bush talks about a "multi-national force" doing his bidding in Iraq. That's a far cry from the days when he boasted that "more than fifty nations have joined the United States in Operation Iraqi Freedom." Today, a public listing is nowhere to be found.
"I expect to see the coalition countries begin paring down their forces as they complete their contributions," said Donald Rumsfeld. Besides, the Bush administration wants to avoid identifying countries that don't want to make their contributions known to the world. Pentagon officials say it's up to each country to decide what to say publicly.
Let's see, according to Rumsfeld "coalition countries" are pulling out their troops as they complete their contributions, but the War on Iraq is not over, evidenced by the fact that countries continue to secretly pay to have U.S. soldiers fight and kill Iraqis.
Somehow, it's just fine, in fact it's "expected," that other countries are bringing home their troops, but it's impossible to bring U.S. troops home ... in fact it's "irresponsible," to even discuss U.S. troop withdrawal because merely thinking about the timing would give the Iraqi loyalists a reason to fight on. And, all the while, the Bush administration will eagerly accept secret contributions from other countries to pay U.S. troops to continue kill Iraqi citizens.
So, while Donald Rumsfeld converts the U.S. military into a dangerous gang of paid mercenaries, Red America, without a hint of irony, will continue to slap "support our troops" stickers on their Suburbans.
Associated Press - Bush's Iraq Coalition Shrinking
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