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| Poland, U.S. Agree on Iraq Peacekeepers |
| 2003-07-30 |
| The United States has agreed to provide transportation and other support for 9,000 Polish peacekeepers heading to Iraq, an official said Tuesday. The agreement was signed by Poland’s Deputy Defense Minister Janusz Zemke and the U.S. Defense Department’s comptroller, Dov Zakheim, last week, said Col. Eugeniusz Mleczak, a Defense Ministry spokesman. Mleczak said the U.S. agreed to provide airlifts for most of the 9,000-person unit to Iraq, additional equipment, camp construction, and medical care and food. The spokesman did not disclose the value of the support. Poland’s government has said it can afford only one-third of the Iraq mission’s annual cost of $90 million. Poland was a staunch ally of the Bush administration’s effort to oust Saddam Hussein, contributing some 200 troops to the war. The Polish mission is scheduled to start in September. Ukraine, Spain, Bulgaria, Norway and Denmark are among more than 20 nations that will have troops in the Polish sector. Cheap at twice the price. Welcome aboard, Stosh! |
| Posted by:Steve White |
| #8 Well, apparently the news reports I saw were, er... greatly exagerated. The Germans remain in Afghanistan but are unable to commit troops to Iraq without reducing their troop strength in Kosovo. Not made up but certainly poorly interpreted. Apologies. |
| Posted by: Chuck 2003-7-30 8:13:42 PM |
| #7 Where does it say anything about German troops? Chuck seems to have made that up. |
| Posted by: Aris Katsaris 2003-7-30 7:37:30 PM |
| #6 They can serve along side the Spanish guys with the cool "Moorkiller" patch. |
| Posted by: SPQR 2755 2003-7-30 2:17:15 PM |
| #5 Tresho - wonder if they'll celebrate John Sobieski on the 12th of September too! |
| Posted by: Don 2003-7-30 12:02:02 PM |
| #4 Whoops, ..1683.. |
| Posted by: Tresho 2003-7-30 11:15:33 AM |
| #3 Opposing Islamic expansionism since 1638. |
| Posted by: Tresho 2003-7-30 11:14:17 AM |
| #2 German troops are going as well??? That can't be... |
| Posted by: Rafael 2003-7-30 11:12:06 AM |
| #1 The Grom have earned them twice this. Besides, the German troops will be reporting to the Poles. LMAO. |
| Posted by: Chuck 2003-7-30 8:44:34 AM |