around 50,00 to 75,000 (cannot remember specifically). Given that they are
still upholding their other NATO commitments, their commitments in the
Balkans, and their UN peacekeeping commitments, its no surprise that they
are stretched very thin. The militia (the equivalent of the national guard
and reserves) have stepped in and filled in some of the gap, but there is
no where near enough soldiers to fulfill all of its missions.
So far the commitments with the war on terrorism include Afghanistan,
several ships in the Indian Ocean and the Gulf, the entire JTF2 on standby
deployment, as well as the airborne tasked regiments.
larry
At 03:20 PM 12/14/2003, you wrote:
>ah, ok. Canada helped, just not in Iraq. That explains the apparent
>contradiction. I still find his position rather juvenile, and no incentive
>for any ally to help the US in future.
>
>Out of curiosity 2000 soldiers is what sort of commitment for a small
>country with no draft? Do you know what the size of the Canadian Army is?
>
> >Dana,
> >
> >Canada did not send any troops to Iraq. Instead it upped its
> >commitment to Afghanistan to 2000 soldiers. Then Prime Minister Jean
> >Chretien said it was a stupid affair that Canada would not become
> >involved. he was pretty smart about the whole thing.
> >
> >larry.
> >
> >>the question in my mind is this - if Larry is corrct about the 300
> >>million -and I believe it did send troops -- then why is Bush saying
> >>Canada did not help? Because it said unilateral invasion was a bad
> >>idea?
> >>
> >>I know I was being sarcastic earlier, but this one sincerely puzzles me.
> >>
> >>Dana
> >>
> >>> Larry,
> >>>
> >>> That is a diffferent pile of money.
> >>>
> >>> My understanding is: that money is open to bids by almost anyone.
> >>>
> >>> It is only the US grants administered through the Pentagon that are
> >>> subject to this restriction.
> >>>
> >>> Jerry Johnson
> >>>
> >>> >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 12/11/03 02:03PM >>>
> >>> At the same time John, these countries have pledged a lot of money for
> >>>
> >>> rebuilding. For instance Canada has earmarked over 300 million for
> >>> Iraq. So
> >>> if Canada is willing to pay to help shouldn't it get some of its
> >>> largess
> >>> back in contracts? Why should all of that money go to enrich the
> >>> pockets of
> >>> Shrub's friends.
> >>>
> >>> larry
> >>>
> >>> At 10:32 AM 12/11/2003, you wrote:
> >>> >The countries in question can still do business with Iraq, they just
> >>> cant
> >>> >bid on the contracts that the US taxpayers are paying for. They can
> >>> be hired
> >>> >as subcontractors for the contracts as well. I dont see why this is
> >>> such a
> >>> >huge deal? Why should the US taxpayers pay french companies to
> >>> rebuild Iraq
> >>> >when they werent willing to support the US efforts in the first
> >>> place?
> >>> >
> >>> >-----Original Message-----
> >>> >From: Kevin Graeme [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >>> >Sent: Thursday, December 11, 2003 10:28 AM
> >>> >To: CF-Community
> >>> >Subject: Bush gives the finger to the world again
> >>> >
> >>> >Former top U.S. officials are blasting the Bush administration for
> >>> reopening
> >>> >a rift with Europe by excluding critics of the war from prime
> >>> contracts for
> >>> >Iraq's reconstruction.
> >>> >
> >>> ><http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,105433,00.html>http://www.
> >>> foxnews.com/story/0,2933,105433,00.html
> >>> ><http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,105433,00.html>
> >>> >
> >>> >"I thought we were in the process of acquiring support rather than
> >>> >alienating it," former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright (search)
> >>> said.
> >>> >
> >>> >So let me get this straight.
> >>> >
> >>> >1. Economy is bad.
> >>> >2. Find a patsy country and accuse them of something unfounded.
> >>> >3. Get called on it by other countries.
> >>> >4. Attack anyway
> >>> >5. Deny reconstruction contracts to countries that wouldn't help in
> >>> an
> >>> >illegal war.
> >>> >
> >>> >And people are complaining? I don't get it. It looks like a perfect
> >>> plan to
> >>> >boost the economy by giving local companies big contracts.
> >>> >
> >>> >-Kevin
> >>> > _____
> >>> >
> >>> >----------
> >>> >[
> >>
> >>[
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