Question - how's the 'coalition of the willing' holding up?

[rurallib]

Thought I heard the other day that Poland went home. Who does that leave US and half the original UK commitment plus a couple folks from Japan?

[YDogg]

1. Poland? I forgot about them.

[Atman]

2. I heard that Belgium was withdrawing...

...just as soon as it could locate a seven-passenger minivan.

[jasmeel]

3. LOL!!!

[FSogol]

4. and the Kuwaiti troop went home. n/t

[brooklynite]

5. COTW troop withdrawls (as of summer, 2005)

Countries which had troops in or supported operations in Iraq at one point but have pulled out since:
-Nicaragua (Feb. 2004)
-Spain (late-Apr. 2004)
-Dominican Republic (early-May 2004)
-Honduras (late-May 2004)
-Philippines (~Jul. 19, 2004)
-Thailand (late-Aug. 2004)
-New Zealand (late Sep. 2004)
-Tonga (mid-Dec. 2004)
-Hungary (end Dec. 2004)
-Portugal (mid-Feb. 2005)
-Moldova (Feb. 2005);

Countries planning to withdraw from Iraq:
-Poland (starting Jan.05 and completed by end.05(?))
-Bulgaria (end of 2005, depending on circumstances)
-Ukraine (entire contingent, in stages until ~ Oct. 2005)

Countries which have reduced or are planning to reduce their troop commitment:
-Ukraine (-200 during Fall04 rotation)
-Moldova (reduced contingent to 12 around mid-2004)
-Norway (reduced from ~150 to 10 late-Jun.04, early Jul.04)
-Bulgaria (-50, Dec.04)
-Poland (-700, Feb.05)
-Italy (-300 expected in Sept. 05(decrease appearently began in mid-Aug. 05))
-Netherlands (reduced from ~1,345 to 4; ~Mar. 2005)

http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/ops/iraq_orbat_coalition.htm