| Comrade Tovya said: Slightly distracting? Okay, whatever you say bro. Every post I've created, you only nitpick the disagreements you have with me and ignore the rest of the post. I don't really care, it is actually quite humorous for me. Every Batman needs his Joker. And now, back to the topic as you prefer... EU Coalition Force (minus the blessed British whom I adore): Romania - 505 non-combat, security detail troops Estonia - 40 active combat troops (and will remain) So I'm sorry Jackson5050, you are right... 40 EU troops remained in the coalition for combat. Thank God for the EU, because without those 40 troops we'd have no hope. And as I stated, the rest of the EU tucked their tails and ran. The war is still being fought, and they left. Only Britain, the U.S., and a handful of Australian troops are staying to finish the fight. My mother's parents immigrated here from Germany, and I'm offended as well... I'm offended that when my maternal homeland was ravishing Europe, America came to the rescue, and when they asked for the same help when they were attacked by Islamic terrorists, Europe ran back home and whined about American aggression. |
1) I do not look at the picture or screen name of the poster but the content of his/her post. If I find something I disagree with, I will post my disagreement. Whatever delusion you have of being Batman is simply that...a delusion.
2) You are ignoring the complexity of the situation in Iraq. The nations I mentioned (Bulgaria, Poland, the Czech Republic, and others) completed their respective missions and left Iraq because the UN mandate expired two days ago. The SOFA that does not cover the US stipulates that foreign troops must complete their mission and cease military operations by May 31, 2009. They must also withdraw their forces from Iraq by July 31, 2009. Because their missions were completed, it made sense for the other nations to withdraw their forces rather than leaving them in Iraq for another half-year. That is not cutting tail and running, that is...mission accomplished.
3) You are basing your offense of the belief that Iraq attacked the US. Iraq did not attack the US, Al-Qaida attacked the US. Taking that into consideration, the Europeans did not whine and abandon the US in defending itself against its attackers. Thousands of European troops are assisting the US in the UN-mandated ISAF in Afghanistan. I would classify that as Europe reciprocating the aid the US once provided it.
