S. Checker <spam.sc@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> Bill Bonde <tributyltinpaint@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> > There were at least as many countries involved in Bush's 2003 Iraq
> > effort as were in the Balkans one under Clinton.
> Five countries participated (sent troops) in the invasion of Iraq: The
> US, Austria, Poland, the UK and Denmark.
> The United States, the UK, Belgium, Denmark, Holland, Turkey, Spain,
> Italy, France, and Germany all fought in the Balkans. Would you care
> to restate your point?
"I was told there would be... ...no math."
> Why are the Balkans such a hobgoblin for you, anyway? It was a NATO
> operation, and the US as a member of NATO had an obligation to
> participate. Do you think we should leave NATO? Maybe we can make our
> own club, one with no girls allowed.
Friend of mine was a platoon leader in the NATO force after combat ended
there, and his comment was "If this festering ****hole is a 'success', I
sure as hell don't ever wanna know what the **** a 'failure' looks like".
But, thanks to W's war, now we do. Innit that special?
--
Huey


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