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Thursday, May 05, 2005

Iraq - Non-US Forces in Iraq

Iraq - Non-US Forces in Iraq:

"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 March 15, 2004, there were 25 non-U.S. military forces participating in the coalition and contributing to the ongoing stability operations throughout Iraq. These countries were Albania, Armenia, Australia, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Denmark, El Salvador, Estonia, Georgia, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, South Korea, Latvia, Lithuania, Macedonia, Mongolia, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, United Kingdom, Ukraine. As of March 8, 2004, the MNF-I website incorrectly included Portugal in the list; that country's troops left Iraq in February. It also omitted Armenia which has about 46 troops in Iraq which it deployed in Jan. 2005."

This is a mindbogglingly informative site and I had no idea there was a global security site. We really are becoming planet Earth. It is a goldmine of statistics and detail and the sorts of things people think about these days and want numbers on and information about. It is quite a human site because I clicked on the featured sponor tab and there was an ad for hair restoration and this guy looking vacantly into the distance. The line? Tired of the promises? We have a solution It was a tasteful way of supplying sponsors on an essentially serious site and doing both the content and then the advertising justice. It would cost a lot to keep that kind of information up to date so that's a practical way of funding it and promoting the sponsorship without trivialising the content.

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