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Friday, May 09, 2008 --- 77 days ago http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Leatherneckm31/~3/284912638/miley-cyrus-pho.html
| Several years into the Long War our coalition allies, on the whole, have produced a rather miserable contribution to the death and destruction of the Free World's enemies.
As such, a case could be made for the return of the body-count.... the enemy's, not ours--as it is now.
--South Korea's participation has been disappointing; South Korea stationed 3,200 troops in Iraq, but it did so only after formal combat operations ceased. Worse, Seoul insisted that all its troops be stationed deep inside Kurdish territory, where there was virtually no danger of combat.
Anyone who has seen the "ROKs" in action knows them to be tough, determined, when needs be, ruthless fighters.
This assessment also applies to Korean shop owners during black riots in LA.
No reason not to "let 'em out".
--Japan? Grateful to us as always. Japan's troops only perform non-combat roles which means they are a net security drain, instead of a net security enhancement. The Dutch have had to protect the Sons of Nippon, which must enrage the valiant Dutchmen who survived the unspeakable horror of Jap death camps 65 years ago.
According to Ted Galen Carpenter of the Cato Institute in a 2006 article, "At the peak level of support, the coalition (not counting the British) consisted of 37 nations and a paltry 30,000 troops. It is now (early '06) down to 27 nations and fewer than 10,000 troops."
Of course now, it's much less.
Nonetheless, I'v ... |
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