Inside the numbers (which countries have provided military support in Iraq)
-I’ve been looking for a list like this for a while and finally MSNBC decided to oblige. This list identifies who and how many troops countries around the world have contributed to the Iraq effort.
Obviously the U.S.A. leads the entourage with an overwhelming presence and Great Britain follows in a commanding second. Good old Poland takes the forth position with their solid contribution of 2,400 troops behind Italy’s 3,000. What’s surprising (depending how you look at it) is you will see no representation from European powerhouses such as France and Germany. You’ll also notice no troop assistance from the greatest country at being north of the United States. Heck Mongolia lent us 180 guys to fight for peace and freedom! Notice also no representation from the continents of South America or Africa. I guess they have better things to do. Oh well, look at the list as you like. But here are the facts so far.
United States 120,000
Britain 11,000
Albania 70
Australia 1,000
Azerbaijan 150
Bulgaria 470
Czech Rep. 92
Denmark 496
Dominican Rep. 300
El Salvador 360
Estonia 55
Georgia 70
Honduras 370
Hungary 300
Italy 3,000
Japan 250 (750 on the way)
Kazakhstan 25
Latvia 120
Lithuania 105
Macedonia 28
Moldova 25
Mongolia 180
Netherlands 1,100
New Zealand 60
Nicaragua 230
Norway 150
Philippines 95 (175 on the way)
Poland 2,400
Portugal 130
Romania 400
Singapore 200
Slovakia 69 (120 on the way)
South Korea 675 (3,000 on the way)
Spain 1,300
Thailand 443 (30 on the way)
Ukraine 2,000
Sources: Reuters news reports/GlobalSecurity.org