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Posted by JD Thomas on March 30, 2003 in Techfun

This from a 16 point Q&A in an South Florida newspaper. 12) What other countries are supporting the United States in the Iraq war? This number...

This from a 16 point Q&A in an South Florida newspaper.

12) What other countries are supporting the United States in the Iraq war?

This number seems to change daily. President Bush claims the support of 49 nations, though the war is being waged primarily by soldiers from the United States and Britain, with significant help from Australia.

Many other countries have pledged noncombat military or medical support, including Denmark, the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Romania. Some, such as Micronesia, Iceland, Uzbekistan and Palau are offering political support only. Some, such as Turkey and Ethiopia, are allowing the United States to use their airspace. Others, such as El Salvador and Japan, have offered to help keep the peace or rebuild Iraq after the war.

Another question in the piece asks about Iraq vilating the Rules of War as defined in the Geneva Convention. It reminded me of something I read yesterday at MSNBC:

“CENTCOM public affairs officers who have been interviewed by the channel (Al Jazeera) have reported back a sampling of the questions they were asked. One example: “The U.N. wrote the Geneva Convention and the U.N. opposes this war, so why should Saddam Hussein go by the Geneva Convention?”"