STORM2K

Posted: **Tue Mar 18, 2003 2:48 pm**

WASHINGTON - Thirty nations have joined with the United States in a "coalition of the willing" to bring down Iraqi President Saddam Hussein and another 15 quietly have promised their support, Secretary of State Colin Powell said Tuesday.

The State Dept. issued the following list of coalition nations:

Afghanistan, Albania, Australia, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Colombia, Czech Republic, Denmark, El Salvador, Eritrea, Estonia, Ethiopia, Georgia, Hungary, Italy, Japan (post conflict), Korea, Latvia, Lithuania, Macedonia, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Philippines, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Spain, Turkey, United Kingdom, Uzbekistan.

Posted: **Tue Mar 18, 2003 2:49 pm**

Looks like a good list to me. I am curious to see who the other 15 are.

Posted: **Tue Mar 18, 2003 2:50 pm**

When the going gets tough, you know who your friends are!

Posted: **Tue Mar 18, 2003 2:55 pm**

The US will not go alone as many antiwar people are saying in their protests.

Posted: **Tue Mar 18, 2003 4:06 pm**

Glad they didn't show some countries that may have more trouble if it was known they support the war.?!

Posted: **Tue Mar 18, 2003 5:48 pm**

I am Happy to see my Netherlands on that list!!!! :wink:

Johnathan

Posted: **Tue Mar 18, 2003 7:39 pm**

I would imagine that a lot of the other countries have high Muslim populations. Saudi, Kuwait etc.

STORM2K

Powell: 30 Nations in Coalition

Powell: 30 Nations in Coalition