a list of the countries (besides the US) that sKerry craps on every time he opens his piehole.

They left out one: Iraq!!!

the unilateral, tiny coalition looked pretty good at the olympics:

Medal Count

Coalition of the Willing	527
Commies/Despots/Axis of Evil	103
Appeasers/Surrender Monkeys	271
Unknown	28

Bump!

Golden Oldies:

United We Stand - Eight European leaders are as one with President Bush. - January 30, 2003

Written by Jose María Aznar, Jose-Manuel Durão Barroso, Silvio Berlusconi, Tony Blair, Vaclav Havel, Peter Medgyessy, Leszek Miller and Anders Fogh Rasmussen.

The real bond between the U.S. and Europe is the values we share: democracy, individual freedom, human rights and the rule of law. These values crossed the Atlantic with those who sailed from Europe to help create the United States of America. Today they are under greater threat than ever.

The attacks of Sept. 11 showed just how far terrorists--the enemies of our common values--are prepared to go to destroy them. Those outrages were an attack on all of us. In standing firm in defense of these principles, the governments and people of the U.S. and Europe have amply demonstrated the strength of their convictions. Today more than ever, the trans-Atlantic bond is a guarantee of our freedom.

We in Europe have a relationship with the U.S. which has stood the test of time. Thanks in large part to American bravery, generosity and farsightedness, Europe was set free from the two forms of tyranny that devastated our continent in the 20th century: Nazism and communism. Thanks, too, to the continued cooperation between Europe and the U.S. we have managed to guarantee peace and freedom on our continent. The trans-Atlantic relationship must not become a casualty of the current Iraqi regime's persistent attempts to threaten world security.

In today's world, more than ever before, it is vital that we preserve that unity and cohesion. We know that success in the day-to-day battle against terrorism and the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction demands unwavering determination and firm international cohesion on the part of all countries for whom freedom is precious. The Iraqi regime and its weapons of mass destruction represent a clear threat to world security. This danger has been explicitly recognized by the U.N. All of us are bound by Security Council Resolution 1441, which was adopted unanimously. We Europeans have since reiterated our backing for Resolution 1441, our wish to pursue the U.N. route, and our support for the Security Council at the Prague NATO Summit and the Copenhagen European Council.

In doing so, we sent a clear, firm and unequivocal message that we would rid the world of the danger posed by Saddam Hussein's weapons of mass destruction. We must remain united in insisting that his regime be disarmed. The solidarity, cohesion and determination of the international community are our best hope of achieving this peacefully. Our strength lies in unity.

The combination of weapons of mass destruction and terrorism is a threat of incalculable consequences. It is one at which all of us should feel concerned. Resolution 1441 is Saddam Hussein's last chance to disarm using peaceful means. The opportunity to avoid greater confrontation rests with him. Sadly this week the U.N. weapons inspectors have confirmed that his long-established pattern of deception, denial and noncompliance with U.N. Security Council resolutions is continuing.

Europe has no quarrel with the Iraqi people. Indeed, they are the first victims of Iraq's current brutal regime. Our goal is to safeguard world peace and security by ensuring that this regime gives up its weapons of mass destruction. Our governments have a common responsibility to face this threat. Failure to do so would be nothing less than negligent to our own citizens and to the wider world.

The U.N. Charter charges the Security Council with the task of preserving international peace and security. To do so, the Security Council must maintain its credibility by ensuring full compliance with its resolutions. We cannot allow a dictator to systematically violate those resolutions. If they are not complied with, the Security Council will lose its credibility and world peace will suffer as a result. We are confident that the Security Council will face up to its responsibilities.

Messrs. Aznar, Durão Barroso, Berlusconi, Blair, Medgyessy, Miller and Fogh Rasmussen are, respectively, the prime ministers of Spain, Portugal, Italy, the U.K., Hungary, Poland and Denmark. Mr. Havel is the Czech president.

Vilnius Group: 10 Eastern European Countries Support US - February 5, 2003

Statement by the Foreign Ministers of Albania, Bulgaria, Croatia, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Macedonia, Romania, Slovakia and Slovenia in response to the presentation by the United States Secretary of State to the United Nations Security Council concerning Iraq:

Earlier today, the United States presented compelling evidence to the United Nations Security Council detailing Iraq's weapons of mass destruction programs, its active efforts to deceive UN inspectors, and its links to international terrorism.

Our countries understand the dangers posed by tyranny and the special responsibility of democracies to defend our shared values. The trans-Atlantic community, of which we are a part, must stand together to face the threat posed by the nexus of terrorism and dictators with weapons of mass destruction.

We have actively supported the international efforts to achieve a peaceful disarmament of Iraq. However, it has now become clear that Iraq is in material breach of U.N. Security Council Resolutions, including U.N. Resolution 1441, passed unanimously on November 8, 2002. As our governments said on the occasion of the NATO Summit in Prague: "We support the goal of the international community for full disarmament of Iraq as stipulated in the UN Security Council Resolution 1441. In the event of non-compliance with the terms of this resolution, we are prepared to contribute to an international coalition to enforce its provisions and the disarmament of Iraq."

The clear and present danger posed by the Saddam Hussein's regime requires a united response from the community of democracies. We call upon the U.N. Security Council to take the necessary and appropriate action in response to Iraq's continuing threat to international peace and security.

Non-US Forces in Iraq - 21 September 2004

The size and capabilities of the Coalition forces involved in operations in Iraq has been a subject of much debate, confusion, and at times exageration. As of August 5, 2004, there were 30 non-U.S. military forces contributing to the ongoing stability operations throughout Iraq. These countries were Albania, Australia, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Denmark, Dominican Rep, El Salvador, Estonia, Georgia, Hungary, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, South Korea, Latvia, Lithuania, Macedonia, Moldova, Mongolia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Thailand, United Kingdom, and Ukraine. The MNF-I website incorrectly included Honduras in the list; that country's troops returned in late May. The MNF-I website also includes New Zealand, although the New Zealand government has claimed that it had not joined the US-led force but that the deployment had been at the request of the United Nations.

The Kingdom of Tonga did, however, deploy 45 Royal Marines in early July to Iraq. New Zealand redeployed its contingent of 61 troops in late-September 2004. As a result, there are 30 countries participating in the coalition.

On September 6, Armenia announced that it would deploy 50 troops to Iraq, though it was unclear when the troops would be deployed to Iraq; until such time, it is not being included in the count of countries taking part in the coalition.

Countries which had troops in Iraq at one point but have pulled out since: Nicaragua (Feb. 2004); Spain (late-Apr. 2004); Dominican Republic (early-May 2004); Honduras (late-May 2004); Philippines (~Jul. 19, 2004); and New Zealand (late Sep. 04).

Recent developments

According to the Gazeta Wyborcza (Poland), Poland's contribution to the Coalition would be reduced by more than 1,000 soldiers wouldbe composed mainly of units from the 11th Armoured Division during its fourth deployment of troops to Iraq.
New Zealand's contingent of 61 engineers arrived back home on Sept. 25. They are not being replaced.
The Washington Post reported on Sept. 24, that Georgia was planning to deploy an additional 800 troops to Iraq by the end of the year. The deployment, not yet announced, would increase the size of Georgia's contingent in Iraq to 980 troops. The article also reported that Romania was planning to increase the size of its contingent as well, and suggested the possibility of a contigent from Fiji being sent as well.
The International Herald Tribune reported on September 23, that South Korea had completed the deployment of 2,800 troops to Iraq. The brigade had absorbed other S. Korean unit already deployed in-country. An additional 800 troops would deploy to Iraq once expansion work on the Brigade's facility in Erbil is completed. The deployment took 50 days as a result of logistical difficulties encountered.
The Korea Herald, reported on Sep. 23, that approximately 1,300 soldiers from the Korea Zaytun (Olive in Arabic) unit had flown into Irbil from Kuwait using 23 US C-130 aircraft. An additional 1,200 troops from that unit deployed to Irbil via road using 394 tanks and other military vehicles, all the while under escort from US Apache helicopters and fighter jet aircraft. They joined the 300 who already dispatched to Irbil as an advance unit.
Acording to a Sept. 23, 2004 IRNA story, Pakistan had ruled out deploying troops to Iraq "under present circumstances".
Interfax reported on Sept. 22, that the Ukrainian 7th Detached Mechanized Brigade would deploy to Iraq in late-October by Il-76 aircraft. Equipment, which comprises 43 vehicles, including 31 BTR-80 APCs, and an additional 50 containers had already been shipped via sea.
AAP NEWSFEED reported on September 22, that Australia would pull out the hostage rescue team it had dispatched to Iraq on the basis of reports suggesting an Australian citizen had been kidnapped. No further details were available on their return date.
The Observer (UK) reported on Sept. 19, 2004, that Britain's military contribution in Iraq would be reduced by a third by the end of October during the next rotation of units, when the First Mechanised Infantry Brigade is to be replaced by the Germany-based Fourth Armoured Division which will be equipped with Warrior APCs instead of the Challenger tanks it normally uses. The First Mechanised Infantry Brigade is composed of six battle groups of around 800 men each, while the Fourth Armoured Division will only have four or five. The number of Royal Navy ships in the Persian Gulf will remain unchanged at four.
According to an article by the The Times (London) published on Sept. 18, the UK was ready to dispatch additional troops to Iraq to deal with the violence there. A 680-strong battalion was reported to be on 24-hour standby.
The Australian Newspaper reported on Sept. 16, that Australia has dispatched an advance team of of 12-30 Special Air Service (SAS) reconnaissance specialists aboard a C-130 on Sept. 14, at night to verify claims that two Australians had been taken hostage in Iraq.
AAP Newsfeed reported on September 16, 2004 that New Zealand's contingent of 61 military engineers deployed in the southern city of Basra would return home that month, following the conclusion of the unit's 12 month deployment, originally scheduled for 6 months. According to that report, the unit was deployed in response to a request from the United Nations as New-Zealand had refused to join the US-led force in Iraq.
The Korea Times reported on September 10, that S. Korea's deployment of 3,000 troops was well on track, given some progress in the Iraqi security situation, though no other information on dates was provided in the article.
The Ukrainian President announced on September 7, 2004, that the Ukrainian contingent in Iraq would be reduced by roughly 200 soldiers during the scheduled troop rotation currently taking place. The brigade set to be rotating into Iraq in September was to originally number 1,722 troops and replace about 1,576 troops. A reported by Deutsche Presse-Agentur stated that the Ukraine brigade in Iraq currently stationed numbered 1,650 officers and men and that with the troops cut, the contingent would be reduced to to 1,450 following the completion of the troop rotations ending in early October. The announcement reversed the government's previous position that the rotation involved would increase Ukraine's contribution as an additional helicopter squadron with 150 troops was to also deploy to Iraq.
Armenia announced that it would send 50 troops to Iraq. The troops concerned would fall under the Polish Multi-National Force. The force was expected to deploy by the end of the year, with a small team of deploying in September to pave the way for that deployment. Armenia's commitment would bring the number of countries involved in the Coalition to 32.
Agence France Presse reported on September 6, 2004 that Georgia would double its military contingent in Iraq during its next troop rotation in October to a size of 300 from 159, though the number is still less than the 550 Georgia pledged earlier this year.
155 soldiers from El Salvador's Cuscatlan Battalion arrived home on August 30 as part of a regularly scheduled rotation. The remaining 219 soldiers were expected to return home on September 2.
In an article in the Western Daily Mail from August 26, 2004, an MoD spokesman was reported as saying that there were 8,361 UK service personnel in Iraq.

Countries Supporting Ops in Iraq
Country	In Iraq	In Theater	Total	Future
United Kingdom	8,361	3,500	~12,000	~~15,000~~ ~10,500 (?)
South Korea	2,800		2,800	~ 3,600
Italy	2,700		2,700
Poland	2,400		2,400	1,000-1,500
Ukraine	1,576		1,576	~1,450
Netherlands	~1,400		~1,400
Romania	700		700
Japan	~550	~200	~750
Denmark	496		496
Bulgaria	~485		~485
Thailand	451		451	0
El Salvador	380		380
Hungary	300		300
Australia	~ 250	~ 600	850	+ 50
Mongolia	180		180
Georgia	159		159	~300 or 980(?)
Azerbaijan	151		151
Portugal	128		128
Latvia	122		122
Czech Republic	~110		~110	10
Lithuania	105		105
Slovakia	105		105
Albania	70		70	200
Estonia	55		55
Tonga	~45		~45
Singapore	33		33
Kazakhstan	29		29
Macedonia	28		28
Moldova	12		12
Norway	10		10	0
Spain	0		0	0
Honduras	0		0	0
Dominican Republic	0		0	0
Nicaragua	0		0	0
Philippines	0		0	0
New Zealand	0		0	0
Armenia	0			50
TOTAL			~28,600

US CENTCOM - Coalition Ground Forces
Division	Brigade	Battalion	Personnel	Equipment
TOTAL			~ 26,300
		Royal Marines [Tonga]	~45
		Cuzcatlan Battalion [El Savadoran]	360
		Peacekeeping Operations BN [Mongolia]	~ 180
		1100th Const. & Eng. Spt. Group [ROK]	~ ???
		U/I Military Police Unit [Czech]	~ 80
		U/I Chemical Warfare Co [Slovakia]	~ 105
		U/I SOF Unit [Macedonia]	~ 28
		U/I SOF Unit (w/ 101 ABN) [Albania]	~ 70
		U/I Unit [Latvia]	~ 121
		U/I Brigade [South Korea]	~ 2,800
		U/I Unit [Thailand]	~ 460
	Joint Task Force [Australia]
	elements, Japanese Self Defense Force		~ 75
	elements, Danish [DANCON/IRAK]		~ 496
		U/I Support Unit	~ 61
		Danish BN [w/Lithuanian soldiers]	446
Multi-National Division (South-East)
		1st Battalion of the Black Watch Regiment	600
		Royal Engineers	170
3 UK Armoured Division			~ 11,000
		elements, 14 Signal RGT
		elements, 16 Signal RGT
		elements, 30 Signal RGT
		42 Engineer Regiment (Geographic)
		U/I Engineers
	20 Armoured BDE
		Queen's Royal Hussars		Challenger 2
		1st BN, The Light Infantry		? - Warrior
		1st BN, The Royal REGT of Wales		? - Warrior
		2nd BN, The Parachute REGT
		1st BN, The Royal Scots
		1st BN, The Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders
		26 REGT Royal Artillery
		35 Engineer REGT
		elements, 9th/12th Royal Lancers			CVR(T)
		Royal Monmouthshire Royal Engineers (Militia)
		TF Rake (w/ 35 ENG) [New Zealand]
	4 General Support REGT, RLC
		22 Field Hospital
		elements, 33 Engineer REGT (Explosive Ordnance Disposal)
		17 Port & Maritime REGT
		10 Transport REGT, RLC
		Element, 11 EOD RGT RLC
		1 REGT, Royal Military Police
		23 Pioneer REGT, RLC
		24 REGT, RLC
		5 General Support Medical REGT, RAMC
	Sassari BDE [Italy]		~ 3,000
		U/I NBC Co, 7th NBC BN [Italy]
		U/I Co, 1st Lagunari Amphib Infantry BN [Italy]
		Elements, 9th "Col Moschin" Special Forces BN [Italy]
		265th Military Police Bn [Romania]	100
		U/I Military Police Co [Portugal]
		U/I Co, 7th Signal BN [Italy]
		18th Mech Infantry BN [Italy]
		U/I Sq, 19th Armored Cavalry BN [Italy]
		21st Combat Engineer BN [Italy]
		6th Transport BN[Italy]
		812th Infantry Bn Carpathian Hawks [Romania]
		U/I BN, 2nd Carabinieri BDE [Italy]	~ 400
	Netherlands SFIR-3 Contingent		~ 1,500
		42nd Mechanised Battalion(Composite)		Patria XA-180 APCs
		Det. 298 Sqn (RNLAF)		3-4 CH-47D
		Det.300/301 Sqn (RNLAF)		6 NAH-64D
		Det. 11/14 FA Bty		3 AN/TPQ-32
		Logistics (POD) Det.
		Royal Constabulary Dets.
Multi-National Division (Central South)
	12 Mechanized BDE [Poland]		~ 2,400
		10 Mechanized BN [10 ACD Poland]
		3rd Infantry Bn, 61st Stryam Mech Bde[Bulgaria]	~ 485
		U/I Hungarian Elements
		elements, Grand Duchess Birute Motorised Infantry BN [Lithuania]	~ 45
		CIMIC BN [Philippines]
		U/I Bn [El Salvador]	380
	6th Separate Mechanized BDE [Ukraine]		~ 1,700	60 - BTR-80 11 - BRDM-2
		61st Separate Mechanized BN		BTR-80
		62nd Separate Mechanized BN		BTR-80
		63rd Separate Mechanized BN		BRDMs

SOURCE: http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/ops/iraq_orbat_coalition.htm

But...you're missing the point. We NEED to be loved by France, Germany, and the Benelux trio.

Non-US Forces in Iraq - 21 September 2004

Recent developments

US CENTCOM - Coalition Ground Forces