Bulgaria asks US, Poland for back-up in Kerbala

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Bulgaria asks US, Poland for back-up in Kerbala

http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L24341036.htm

SOFIA, April 24 (Reuters) - Bulgaria has asked the United States and Poland for more troops to back up its forces in the flashpoint Iraqi city of Kerbala, state media reported on Saturday.

The new NATO member state's 450-man light infantry unit has come under repeated attack by Shi'ite militants loyal to radical cleric Moqtada al-Sadr, and one of its soldiers was killed in an ambush on Friday. snip

"We have held talks with our coalition partners, the United States and especially Poland," Svinarov said from the Danube city of Silistra. snip

Svinarov also said measures had been taken to guarantee the unit's supplies of safe food and water, following a warning from Bulgarian intelligence of possible poisoning, state radio reported.

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- Welcome to Americas NATO	freetobegay	Apr-24-04 09:11 AM	#1
- New Europe....welcome to shrub's vision of a "freer" world....	kalian	Apr-24-04 09:12 AM	#2
- you're right	ps1074	Apr-24-04 09:26 AM	#3
- They joined the initially "more powerful" side....	kalian	Apr-24-04 09:28 AM	#4
- Its true! Our allies are former Fascist states! (And current ones)	Chicago Democrat	Apr-24-04 10:25 AM	#5
- The "flashpoint" city of Kerbala?	markses	Apr-24-04 10:38 AM	#6
- For Bulgaria to publicly ask for back-up suggest deep coaltion problems	Barkley	Apr-24-04 10:52 AM	#7

freetobegay

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Sat Apr-24-04 09:11 AM
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1. Welcome to Americas NATO

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kalian

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Sat Apr-24-04 09:12 AM
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2. New Europe....welcome to shrub's vision of a "freer" world....

Edited on Sat Apr-24-04 09:16 AM by kalian

Enjoy your stay.

On edit...
Didn't Bulgaria also side with the Nazis during WWII...? I thought
so. :eyes:

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ps1074

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Sat Apr-24-04 09:26 AM
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3. you're right

since 19th century Bulgaria have always backed the losing side in any war - The Balkan wars, The WWI and the WWII.

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kalian

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Sat Apr-24-04 09:28 AM
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4. They joined the initially "more powerful" side....

and then watched the tables turned on them.
Interesting, no?

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Chicago Democrat

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Sat Apr-24-04 10:25 AM
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5. Its true! Our allies are former Fascist states! (And current ones)

Cept Britain... But Italy, Spain, Bulgaria, Hungary all former fascists..Italy, US definately currently run by fascists.

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markses

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Sat Apr-24-04 10:38 AM
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6. The "flashpoint" city of Kerbala?

Oh, lordy! Why not the "flashpoint" country of Iraq, at this point?

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Barkley

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Sat Apr-24-04 10:52 AM
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7. For Bulgaria to *publicly* ask for back-up suggest deep coaltion problems

Edited on Sat Apr-24-04 10:53 AM by Barkley

I thought these kinds of matters were handled behinds door (you know for "security sake").

I wonder if Bush is intentionally leaving Bulgarians over exposed in order to get them to send more of their own troops to Iraq?

Ops, there I go again with my conspiracy theories...

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