On 08 Nov 2003 04:04:38 GMT, 362436 (Ron) wrote:

"European friends"? That would be the UK and Poland. The rest
are hardly "friends"

Al Minyard

Just a reminder.

Netherlands, Turkey, Italy, Spain , Denmark, Most all of the eastern European
countries, Norway, and another I have forgotten at this moment, are helping to.
Yes, they are good friends too. A lot more than just UK and Poland have
helped in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Even France helped with CAS in Afghanistan, which is a case of our interests
being common, as opposed to different in the case of Iraq.


Ron
Pilot/Wildland Firefighter

Turkey blocked our forces from transiting to Iraq, causing the deaths of US
troops. Not much of a "friend" there. The Netherlands, as part of the EU, has
condemned US actions in Iraq, not much of a "friend" there. Spain? Denmark?
Funny, I do not seem to recall any of their boots on the ground.

Al Minyard