The small Caucasus mountains country of Georgia has increased their troop strength in Iraq by more than double in an effort to help the United States fight the war on terror. Georgia, with 2000 soldiers, is now the third largest military presence in Iraq, following the U.S. and the United Kingdom.
On Monday, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown announced that the U.K. would halve the 5,000 British troops in Iraq by spring. He hinted that by the end of 2008, there would be no British presence in Iraq. Thus, perhaps by mid-2008 and without increasing their troop strength, Georgia will be the second largest U.S. ally remaining in Iraq. It is thought that Georgia's presence in Iraq is an effort to win support for their bid to become a NATO member country.
By most accounts, the current ranking of active troops in Iraq are: 1) U.S. (about 165,000), 2) U.K., 3) Georgia, 4) South Korea, and 5) Australia.
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Another probable reason why is that Georgia needs its army trained for counter-warfare tactics. There are two “breakaway” regions in Georgia recieving Russian support. Why not train troops in Iraq to be used against any trouble at home?
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I wonder what their motive for joining the war effort is.
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Georgia desperately needs US’s support versus Russia in their proxy war.Although, Georgia, defacto is not as democratic and transparent as they claim to be, they still chose US versus Russia and have to gain our constant interest to further support them. It’s a simple quid-pro-quo deal.
Man! The United Wimpdom does it again!