At that time nobody could predict the consequences, and unfortunately nobody thought about what to do after the war, but lets not forget what kind of a monster was Saddam and his followers.
bamilouApp on
Why would we support the vial of piss war?
This-Wall-1331 on
WTF Poland
ventus1b on
It doesn’t say *which* Iraq war, but: Joschka Fischer „Excuse me, I am not convinced.“
Skotzman1969 on
Probobly because most people realized it was just a reason to take Iraqi oil. There was no WMD and never was. Just an excuse to flex ridiculous military might against a tin pot dictator because Bush was impotent in getting revenge for 911.
Charles_of_Burgandy on
Italy and Spain participated in the invasion I think
Stoic_cave on
WMD myth killed 100s of thousands of, just to settle old scores and Tony Blair got made. Vile, and the uk wmd inspector mysteriously found dead through a suspicious suicide. Doctor Kelly was his name.
Confused_Squirrel_17 on
To be fair, Sweden and Finland were still neutral at that time. Austria still is, per constitution.
Reasonable_Fold6492 on
Ironically the iraq war helped iran expand more influence in the middle east. I wondered what would happened had iraq war never happened?
edparadox on
How come that France took the most flak?
pspman92 on
well,well,well….
edijo on
Joschka’s „I am not convinced“ speech was in fact open declaration of ending the post-WW2 order in Europe… It is enough to look at Rumsfeld’s (effectively No.2 USA person then) reaction
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_k_QbpFl7RM](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_k_QbpFl7RM)
Whentheangelsings on
Ukraine sent troops too. This map is incomplete.
hide4way on
Norway has sent 150 soldiers. Ukraine is 1700 – the same as Poland.
From the link: *“According to the U.S. State Department, a total of 15 countries participated covertly.“ (not just Europeans)*
Nations that supported US war crimes in Iraq and helped kill over a million Iraqis based on lies about WMDs.
Assyrian_Nation on
A lot of the Eastern European countries supported it to show their support for the west and America after the fall of communism.
Laniakea73 on
I think you meant to say „European governments“? Massive difference.
Ok_Conversation6278 on
Durão Barroso, Portugals prime minister at the time got rewarded with the european comission. Truly ghouls…
Wawrzyniec_ on
There was nothing to „refuse“ by Austria.
Austria has never been in an alliance with the USA.
No-Significance5659 on
The Spanish population did not support the war. The protests were massive and frequent, 90% of the population was against it and I’m not exaggerating.
PeaOk5697 on
Someone correct me if i’m wrong, but isn’t this the war that was started by a lie, saying they had weapons of mass destruction?
-LeftHookChristian- on
Which again: Was an war of aggression, an invasion, and as such a crime against humanity.
IndexCardLife on
Remember freedom fries lol
Sraack on
Spain sent a lot of fucking troops too. Bad map.
Bioinformatics_94 on
And million of civilians died. Nothing to be proud of.
kerrybom on
A BBC research, yet couldn’t even find data for Ireland. Nice.
Deciheximal144 on
*He forgot Poland!*
AndriyMoroz on
Incorrect map
Happinessisawarmbunn on
A lot of anti-Polish posts in this sub, getting sad. There were other countries that sent yet that isnt being presented! Yes 2,000 troops were sent (equals less that 1%). I would love to see if anyone here understands why!!
SalazarSlytherin___ on
Thus always to tyrants! I refuse to elaborate further.
AmericanHistoryGuy on
Common Poland W
Cultural-Chicken-974 on
The map shows the actual invasion phase in March 2003. Only the UK and Poland sent troops at that stage; the rest of the countries either declared support or stayed out. Once Baghdad fell, the countries that had supported the invasion sent forces for peacekeeping. Some got involved in fighting, while others mainly did special operations.
Youcankeepthepants on
Denmark sent troops as well🪖
No-Deal8956 on
We did it to get $55bn in WWII debt written off.
Real-Air9508 on
Poland first to fight
Toruviel_ on
(Poland): I GET IT BECAUSE I LIKED IT AND I LOVED IT I’am itching to do it again and you think what you think
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Tony Blair probably would be considered one of the UK’s best PMs had he not done this. This ruined his reputation irreparably.
Spain did not just supported it „politically“ but with military until it was terrorized to not do it.
[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2004_Madrid_train_bombings](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2004_Madrid_train_bombings)
At that time nobody could predict the consequences, and unfortunately nobody thought about what to do after the war, but lets not forget what kind of a monster was Saddam and his followers.
Why would we support the vial of piss war?
WTF Poland
It doesn’t say *which* Iraq war, but: Joschka Fischer „Excuse me, I am not convinced.“
Probobly because most people realized it was just a reason to take Iraqi oil. There was no WMD and never was. Just an excuse to flex ridiculous military might against a tin pot dictator because Bush was impotent in getting revenge for 911.
Italy and Spain participated in the invasion I think
WMD myth killed 100s of thousands of, just to settle old scores and Tony Blair got made. Vile, and the uk wmd inspector mysteriously found dead through a suspicious suicide. Doctor Kelly was his name.
To be fair, Sweden and Finland were still neutral at that time. Austria still is, per constitution.
Ironically the iraq war helped iran expand more influence in the middle east. I wondered what would happened had iraq war never happened?
How come that France took the most flak?
well,well,well….
Joschka’s „I am not convinced“ speech was in fact open declaration of ending the post-WW2 order in Europe… It is enough to look at Rumsfeld’s (effectively No.2 USA person then) reaction
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_k_QbpFl7RM](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_k_QbpFl7RM)
Ukraine sent troops too. This map is incomplete.
Norway has sent 150 soldiers. Ukraine is 1700 – the same as Poland.
[More countries](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multi-National_Force_–_Iraq) should be red.
From the link: *“According to the U.S. State Department, a total of 15 countries participated covertly.“ (not just Europeans)*
Nations that supported US war crimes in Iraq and helped kill over a million Iraqis based on lies about WMDs.
A lot of the Eastern European countries supported it to show their support for the west and America after the fall of communism.
I think you meant to say „European governments“? Massive difference.
Durão Barroso, Portugals prime minister at the time got rewarded with the european comission. Truly ghouls…
There was nothing to „refuse“ by Austria.
Austria has never been in an alliance with the USA.
The Spanish population did not support the war. The protests were massive and frequent, 90% of the population was against it and I’m not exaggerating.
Someone correct me if i’m wrong, but isn’t this the war that was started by a lie, saying they had weapons of mass destruction?
Which again: Was an war of aggression, an invasion, and as such a crime against humanity.
Remember freedom fries lol
Spain sent a lot of fucking troops too. Bad map.
And million of civilians died. Nothing to be proud of.
A BBC research, yet couldn’t even find data for Ireland. Nice.
*He forgot Poland!*
Incorrect map
A lot of anti-Polish posts in this sub, getting sad. There were other countries that sent yet that isnt being presented! Yes 2,000 troops were sent (equals less that 1%). I would love to see if anyone here understands why!!
Thus always to tyrants! I refuse to elaborate further.
Common Poland W
The map shows the actual invasion phase in March 2003. Only the UK and Poland sent troops at that stage; the rest of the countries either declared support or stayed out. Once Baghdad fell, the countries that had supported the invasion sent forces for peacekeeping. Some got involved in fighting, while others mainly did special operations.
Denmark sent troops as well🪖
We did it to get $55bn in WWII debt written off.
Poland first to fight
(Poland): I GET IT BECAUSE I LIKED IT AND I LOVED IT I’am itching to do it again and you think what you think