My Daughter has to make a report on Shrubs Speech Can anyone tell me who are the 36 nations?

[sce56]

With references please. TIA

[madrchsod]

1. here`s one source

http://www.americanprogress.org/issues/2007/03/iraq_by_the_numbers.html
Iraq By the Numbers

[ashling]

2. They exist in *'s delusions

fuzzy math :)

[sce56]

4. Yes I know but I have to be real on this it is for her not me and I want her to get it right

Thanks anyway I feel you are right

[ashling]

12. Refer her to the interview with Biden

on MSNBC:

"What in God's name is he talking about?"

There are no 36 nations. I think the word you are looking for is "lie"

[Inuca]

18. I think Biden also...

... suggested that one of the 36 may have sent a secretary.

[peace13]

3. Remember Poland!

Oh wait I think they went home. Sorry! Peace, Kim

[Olney Blue]

5. I have no idea how accurate this is, but here is wikipedia link

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multinational_force_in_Iraq

[datadiva]

6. Well, I don't know,

if Senator Biden doesn't know who they are, I sure as hell don't. :7

[salin]

7. no idea - and since the beginning they have counted,

as active members of "the coalition of the willing", countries that siimply have given permission to fly over their air space. If your daughter can find several cites that are independent of one another (not linking or refering to the same info) that documents the specific country and each countries actual type of contribution - she should get a high grade (if I were her teacher) as the information is so hard to find, yet alone verify.

[MadMaddie]

8. What is sad is the research your daughter will perform

will indicate that there are not 36 nations currently standing side by side with the US....* lied.

I looked this up awhile back and can't find the other source....

Wikipidia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multinational_force_in_Iraq

[sce56]

10. I take it the sad thing is we were obviously lied to by Shrub!

[MadMaddie]

11. Good catch...I get distracted very easily...

[rurallib]

9. I mssed the speech. Did he mean 36 people?

I think they are in Australia.

[sce56]

15. Did not miss much for sure! here is the quote

"To the international community: The success of a free Iraq matters to every civilized nation. We thank the 36 nations who have troops on the ground in Iraq and the many others who are helping that young democracy."
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* United States: 250,000 invasion--168,000 current (9/07)
* Flag of the United Kingdom United Kingdom: 45,000 invasion--5,500 current (5/07)
* Flag of Poland Poland: 194 invasion--2,500 peak--900 current (2/07)
* Flag of Australia Australia: 2,000 invasion--638 current (2/07)

TOTAL INVASION DEPLOYMENT, REGULAR TROOPS
297,494

* Flag of South Korea South Korea: 3,600 peak – 1,200 current (5/07; deployed 5/03)
* Flag of Romania Romania: 730 peak – 405 current (5/07; deployed 7/03)
* Flag of Georgia (country) Georgia: 500 troops – 300 current (2/07)
* Flag of El Salvador El Salvador: 380 peak – 300 current (8/07; deployed 08/03)
* Flag of the Czech Republic Czech Republic: 300 peak--89 current (5/07)
* Flag of Azerbaijan Azerbaijan: 250 troops (2/07)
* Flag of Denmark Denmark: 430 peak - 55 current (9/07, deployed 04/03)
* Flag of Latvia Latvia: 136 peak--2 current (8/07; deployed 4/04)
* Flag of Mongolia Mongolia: 180 peak--100 current (2/07; deployed 8/03)
* Flag of Albania Albania: 120 troops (2/07)
* Flag of Lithuania Lithuania: 120 peak--53 current (2/07)
* Flag of Armenia Armenia: 46 current (2/07; deployed 1/05)
* Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina: 36 troops (2/07; deployed 6/05)
* Flag of Estonia Estonia: 35 current (2/07; deployed 6/05)
* Flag of the Republic of Macedonia Macedonia: 33 troops (2/07; deployed 7/03)
* Flag of Kazakhstan Kazakhstan: 29 troops (2/07; deployed 9/03)
* Flag of Moldova Moldova: 24 peak--12 current (2/07; deployed 9/03)
* Flag of Bulgaria Bulgaria: 485 peak--155 current (2/07; deployed 5/03)

TOTAL CURRENT DEPLOYMENT AS OF AUGUST 2007
168,786 Regular Troops

[Sparkly]

13. Partial list on this thread.

(Not really.)
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=389&topic_id=1803237&mesg_id=1803237

[sueh]

14. I thought he was dusting off the "Coalition of the Willing".

[Fresh_Start]

16. look up coalition of the bribed

it lists some of the countries and how they are supporting

here's one example
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Middle_East/EC06Ak02.html
http://www.commondreams.org/views03/0323-07.htm

[librechik]

17. here's a decent link--but only 27 (a disputed figure, apparently)

But it's what the State Dept wants to say. The nine others? I think they are all States of Mind.

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

[foo_bar]

19. 21 or 22 according to that link

depending how you characterize Fiji's UN presence:

1 United Kingdom ~7,200 1,300 ~8,500
2 South Korea ~2,300 ~2,300 ~1,100 (?)
3 Australia ~850 ~541 ~1,400
4 Poland 900 900
5 Romania 865 865
6 Denmark 460 ~35 (NATO and UNAMI) ~500
7 El Salvador 380 380
8 Georgia 300 550 (UNAMI) 850 ~2,400 (?)
9 Azerbaijan 150 150
10 Bulgaria ~150 ~150
11 Latvia 136 136
12 Albania 120 120
13 Czech Republic 100 100
14 Mongolia 100 100
15 Lithuania ~50 ~50
16 Armenia 46 46
17 Bosnia & Herzegovina 37 37
18 Estonia 34 34
19 Macedonia 33 33
20 Kazakhstan 29 29
21 Moldova* 12 12
TOTAL ~14,200 ~17,000
UNAMI Fiji ** 150 150

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

* United Kingdom: 45,000 invasion--5,500 current (5/07)
* Poland: 194 invasion--2,500 peak--900 current (2/07)
* Australia: 2,000 invasion--638 current (2/07)
* South Korea: 3,600 peak – 1,200 current (5/07; deployed 5/03)
* Romania: 730 peak – 405 current (5/07; deployed 7/03)
* Georgia: 500 troops – 300 current (2/07)
* El Salvador: 380 peak – 300 current (8/07; deployed 08/03)
* Czech Republic: 300 peak--89 current (5/07)
* Azerbaijan: 250 troops (2/07)
* Denmark: 430 peak - 55 current (9/07, deployed 04/03)
* Latvia: 136 peak--2 current (8/07; deployed 4/04)
* Mongolia: 180 peak--100 current (2/07; deployed 8/03)
* Albania: 120 troops (2/07)
* Lithuania: 120 peak--53 current (2/07)
* Armenia: 46 current (2/07; deployed 1/05)
* Bosnia and Herzegovina: 36 troops (2/07; deployed 6/05)
* Estonia: 35 current (2/07; deployed 6/05)
* Macedonia: 33 troops (2/07; deployed 7/03)
* Kazakhstan: 29 troops (2/07; deployed 9/03)
* Moldova: 24 peak--12 current (2/07; deployed 9/03)
* Bulgaria: 485 peak--155 current (2/07; deployed 5/03)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multinational_force_in_Iraq

[AtomicKitten]

20. I think they contributed a couple men and a casserole.

[Orangepeel]

21. Fantasyland, Tomorrowland, Aventureland, Frontierland ...

:shrug:

[sce56]

22. Yep think you are right here is a picture from adventure land NO KIDDING!

Families at Disneyland Anaheim were treated to a life-size Guantanamo bay inmate standing inside the Rocky Mountain Railroad ride

[Orangepeel]

23. What the hell is that?

Was it a protest? A joke?

[sce56]

26. Banksy takes the Mickey with stunt at Disneyland

Banksy takes the Mickey with stunt at Disneyland
Last updated at 12:41pm on 11th September 2006



Graffiti artist Banksy has struck again, this time erecting a life-size sculpture of a Guantanamo Bay inmate at Disneyland.

Families visiting the Los Angeles theme park saw a jarring figure — dressed in an orange jumpsuit with its hands and feet manacled — beside the Rocky Mountain Railroad ride.

His Disneyland piece was made out of an inflatable doll with a black hood.

It poked fun at the controversial detention of hundreds of terror suspects at the American naval base in Cuba.

Amnesty International has blasted the prison as a "human rights scandal".

The Disneyland sculpture remained in place for one and a half hours before it was spotted.

The ride was then shut down and the doll removed.

I believe if memory serves me right this was in response to ABC's the path to 911

[AspenRose]

24. You forgot Candyland

eom

[TankLV]

25. You mean besides POLAND?!?!

No - I don't know who the other hundred or so persons are...