"USA" <USA@aol.com> wrote in
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> 
> "The Count" <vlad@impaler.com> wrote in message
> news:3EE818B8.C6F0CD77@impaler.com...

> I believe that the US government's official position regarding going
> to war with Iraq was
> that they had 26 "allies" of which 4 put troops on the ground in Iraq.
> I think you are mistaking the security council opposition as the whole
> span of countries
> in the world.

Out of 26 allies, how many were intimidated to be allies
and how many were bought?  Turkey comes to mind.