So did Bush over- exaggerate a little?

Question

when he said there were around 36 countries supporting the war in Iraq?

I mean, Canada, for example has 1 soldier they are withdrawing and the same goes for New Zealand?

England is withdrawing all troops by next summer.

Other countries have sent around 100 soldiers or so.

How many of ours are over there? 168,000!

With numbers like that, can Bush honestly tell the American people we are getting "support?"

Answer 1

Yea, not exactly a worldwide effort for a worldwide problem.

Answer 2

the coalition of the willing has always been a joke. every country there except the UK (who is there to assert BP's oil rights) were there under the payroll of the US

altogether at thier peak they didnt amount to much more than 10% of the forces there plus they were mostly engineering and support types anyways, few actaully carried out patrols or similar activities, although a number did get killed

unlike his daddies war that truly was an international coalition this was definitely for windowdressing

Answer 3

1 soldier is a lot for Canada when you consider they only have a hundred or so. We are the most powerful country in the history of mankind. Honestly we don't need support but it is worthwhile to have it even if it is so minuscule....

Answer 4

That figures.

The European pansies are abandoning us.

God Bless the Europeans who still support the United States and our efforts to combat Islamofascism.

Answer 5

Yes, I would consider that an over-exaggeration.

Answer 6

It's like saying "America voted for Bush" -- well, actually about 22% of American voted for him, and 21% voted for someone else -- is that exaggerating or just spinning the truth?

Answer 7

You're right. Pretty sad state of affairs when the world through the U.N. is unwilling to enforce their resolutions leaving it to the only nation powerful enough to do it.