Coalition Iraq War By Many Forces
The war in Iraq was definitely not done without a lot of advance preparing and detailed planning. President Bush used mountains of intelligence information from numerous sources before telling the American people that if the leaders in Iraq did not do as instructed that a coalition force from many countries would attack. The planning phase for the coalition's war in Iraq included negotiating with many other countries to get their agreement to attack and also to get help in the form of weapons, money and soldiers to assist. This could not be truly a coalition war if only the United States attacked.
Once the negotiation phase was completed, the United States received a commitment from Nicaragua, Spain, Domnican Republic, Honduras, Philippines, Thailand, New Zealand, Tonga, Portugal, The Netherlands, Hungary, Singapore, Norway, Ukraine, Japan, Italy, Slovakia, Poland, Denmark, South Korea, and the United Kingdom. These more than 20 countries along with the United States would form one of the largest coalitions in recent history to move forward as a consolidated group to attack Iraq. Today, the coalition has basically been disbanded. There are a few countries that still remain in Iraq today, but that number is dwindling rapidly. The opposition of the citizens in many countries and the inability of the forces to find any weapons of mass destruction has lead to a rapid decline in support of the war. Nations are leaving the coalition and the war in Iraq behind them. The coalition forces that remain in Iraq fight the war are primarily the United Kingdom and the United States. Soon, it is estimated that only troops from the United States will remain to help the people of Iraq rebuild their country. The ability to build the coalition to fight the war in Iraq was a difficult task for the Secretary of State. However, he was able to provide detailed information to many of the countries that joined the coalition to show them why it was important to have a strong front and to act together in this effort. In many ways, the countries that joined the coalition were hoping that the government of Iraq would give in to the demands of the United Nations and that they would avoid a war in that country. The coalition forces that fought the war in Iraq did so quickly and efficiently and were able to overthrow the government. Then, along came the rebuilding of the country. Since President Bush announced an end to hostilities, more and more of our coalition partners have taken their troops and gone home. This has left the daunting task of help the people of Iraq to only a few countries. The coalition might have disbanded, but the need to help the people of Iraq will continue for many years. Decisions need to be made today on how everyone can help. |