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Originally posted by SlaveNoMore
You know, you guys belittle the allies that we have.
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I don't belittle the allies that we have. For example, I think the UK and Australia stepped up, big time.
But I am laughing at the notion that you seem to think a big long list of countries, the majority of whom were added for moral support and contributed absolutely nothing in terms of manpower or materiel, constitutes an overwhelming coalition. This is a PR list, Slave. Even the Administration hasn't had the chutzpah to wave it around recently, and for this crowd that's a pretty impressive bar.
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What or who is the alternative?
Name on single country - not on that list - that would provide worthwhile support in either personnel or monetary assistance?
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Ty's suggestion to compare GWI and GWII is not a bad place to start.
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In all seriousness, the bottom line is that the countries we need are the countries we got. All other "commitments" are nothing but meaningless lip service.
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In all seriousness, I can't believe that you really believe this.
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Here is a list. As you can see, the notable absences are the Canadian hardware and the 18,000 French troops.
No German, Belgian or Russian troops to be seen.
We seemed to have picked up a lot more former Soviet Bloc countries this time around. And we aren't exactly lacking in transports or hardware.
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Jesus, Slave. Keep reading. There's also 40k troops from UAE, 17k troops from Syria, 118k troops from Saudi Arabia, 11k troops from Kuwait, 40k troops from Egypt.
I think they'd come in handy these days.
