Powell Says U.S. Has 45-Nation Coalition on Iraq

Reuters ^ | 3/18/03

[mikenola]

ping!

[cyncooper]

coalition of the willing

This White House has a certain style to it. This has the same tone as "a time of our choosing." Hard to describe. I guess I would say it's a firm resolve. Certitude. I like it.

I agree.

In addition, this phrase, "Coalition of the Willing", assigns a kind of taint to those countries that decided not to join the forces of good.

[cyncooper]

If Mexico thinks there is any money involved with this, they will jump on the band wagon immediately.

Is it possible they are already aboard?

From the article:

"There are 15 other nations who for one reason or another do not yet wish to be publicly named but will be supporting the coalition."

[cyncooper]

What about Brazil, Argentina, Bolivia, and Chile?

One, some, or all of them may be part of the for now secret 15 countries that don't wish to be named---yet.

[Michael.SF.]

Please don't let this information go to Mexico as they stated yesterday that their vote was secret.

After finding out what Turkey was going to get, Vicente Fox decided to negotiate allowing the USA to use Mexico as a staging area for an Iraqi invasion.

Mr. Fox did not do very well in Geography.

[Michael.SF.]

U.S. officials released a list of the nations they said would be part of the coalition including: Afghanistan, Albania, Australia, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Colombia, the Czech Republic, Denmark, El Salvador, Eritrea, Estonia, Ethiopia, Georgia, Hungary, Italy and Japan, which it listed as "post-conflict."

Eritrea? Guess my geography is not very good either. That is a new one to me.

[areafiftyone]

Eritrea was awarded to Ethiopia in 1952 as part of a federation. Ethiopia's annexation of Eritrea as a province 10 years later sparked a 30-year struggle for independence that ended in 1991 with Eritrean rebels defeating governmental forces; independence was overwhelmingly approved in a 1993 referendum. A two and a half year border war with Ethiopia that erupted in 1998 ended under UN auspices on 12 December 2000. Eritrea currently hosts a UN peacekeeping operation that will monitor the border region until an international commission determines and demarcates the boundary between the two countries.

Location: Eastern Africa, bordering the Red Sea, between Djibouti and Sudan

[DouglasKC]

Gosh, I'm surprised Reuters reported on this.

Yeah, but notice the headline "Powell says...", like it's not true, but that's what Powell says.

[areafiftyone]

SCRAPE SCRAPE SCAPE!!

Equitorial Guinea is composed of a mainland portion and five inhabited islands, Equatorial Guinea gained independence in 1968 after 190 years of Spanish rule. The tiny country, one of the smallest on the African continent, has been ruled by President OBIANG NGUEM MBASOGO since he seized power in a coup in 1979. Although nominally a constitutional democracy since 1991, the 1996 and 2002 presidential elections - as well as the 1999 legislative elections - were widely seen as being flawed.

Location: Western Africa, bordering the Bight of Biafra, between Cameroon and Gabon

[Mister Baredog]

Powell Says U.S. Has 45-Nation Coalition on Iraq

UNILATERAL?

[Steve_Seattle]

But I thought "the whole world" was against us!

[votelife]

I love the term "coalition of the willing"

it implies that France is UNWILLING and LACKS COURAGE.

[oldcomputerguy]

Ironic to see how many of the group are former Soviet block countries / states.

They have the most experience having been run by dictators.

[Chemist_Geek]

President OBIANG NGUEM MBASOGO

I just got an e-mail from this guy earlier today... Something about thirty million dollars... ;-)

[NotJustAnotherPrettyFace]

I'm calling Senator Dick Durbin's office. Just this morning he was quoted on radio as saying the US was going it "alone". More leftie propaganda from Tricky Dick's mouth!

http://www.wbbm780.com/asp/ViewMoreDetails.asp?ID=20181

Tuesday, March 18, 2003, 7:27 a.m.

By The Associated Press

"I agree with President Bush's ultimatum and hope that Saddam leaves Iraq and thereby averts a military conflict. If Saddam does not leave Iraq, I will support the President and our Defense Department in any forthcoming military conflict."
--U.S. Sen. Peter Fitzgerald, R-Ill.
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Illinois Democratic U.S. Senator Dick Durbin says he believes war with Iraq is all but inevitable now. He says he is sorry that the Bush administration has failed to build more international support for military action.
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"I am terribly disappointed that the President has slammed the door on diplomacy. It appears that the U.S. is within hours of launching an unwise and unnecessary war, and establishing a frightful new doctrine of pre-emption. I believe that this war, rather than making Americans safer, will put us at greater risk."
--U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky, D-Ill.
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"Now is the time for Saddam Hussein to leave. It is not necessary for war, but it is necessary for Saddam Hussein to make the decision to give up his lawless rule over the people of Iraq. The decision is in the hands of Saddam Hussein."
--U.S. Rep. John Shimkus, R-Ill.

[SFConservative]

This White House has a certain style to it. This has the same tone as "a time of our choosing." Hard to describe. I guess I would say it's a firm resolve. Certitude. I like it.

Were you maybe searching for "dignitude"?

Seriously, the White House does seem to choose its words with the purpose of sending some implied messages - for example, the "coalition of the willing" takes an implied jab at the unwilling weasel countries we have had to put up with.

[SFConservative]

Just did post 38, then saw your post 23 - great minds etc ... But you phrased it more elegantly.

[NotJustAnotherPrettyFace]

U.S. Boasts Big Coalition For Iraq War