coalition of the willing

• Coalition of the Willing

When Labour was persuaded by Tony Blair to drop its commitment to "the public ownership of the means of production, distribution, and exchange" - in other words, socialism - ideology disappeared from British politics with the exception of a few outside fringe movements of the far left and right. The established parties are committed to parliamentary democracy, a market economy with some degree of regulation, the welfare state, particularly the National Health Service, and a foreign policy that combines Atlanticism with a commitment to Europe.

• Commonweal
• June 08, 2010

• America alone: what ever happened to the 'Coalition of the Willing?'.

BRITISH PRIME MINISTER David Cameron recently reassured President Obama that Britain would remain a "robust ally"--America's wingman--in confronting t...

• The American Conservative
• January 01, 2011

• Some in Bush's 'Coalition of the Willing' Are Suddenly Losing Their Will

WASHINGTON -- President Bush's prized "coalition of the willing" - - the three dozen countries that are contributing military forces in Iraq -- appears suddenly to be losing some of its will. First Spain said it was getting out, then Poland threatened to leave early, and on Friday the South Korean Ministry of Defense announced that it will not send its troops to the area of Iraq that U.S. commanders had requested, although it said it would position them elsewhere in Iraq.

• Deseret News (Salt Lake City)
• March 19, 2004

• Crank Call; to Mel and Back

I knew they would if I waited long enough. Flip-flopping isn't as hard as you think; all kinds of people are doing it. Last week, voters in Spain flip-flopped themselves from "allies" to "appeasers." The president of Poland flip-flopped by saying that the [George W. Bush] administration "deceived" him about those weapons of mass destruction -- "we were taken for a ride!" Italy, Hungary, the Netherlands and Honduras are ready to flip-flop any minute, leaving only 28 flavors -- excuse me -- partners in the Coalition of the Willing. Can it be long before Tony Blair gets flip-flopped out of a job? According to the website Comingsoon. com -- no, it's not about the Rapture -- the Maccabees were "Jewish guerilla fighters who led a successful rebellion against Greek conquerors 165 years before ...

• Seven Days
• July 29, 2009

• British Pullout Could Signal End of 'Coalition of the Willing' in Iraq: ; Analysis

WASHINGTON - President Bush's "coalition of the willing," long seen by much of the world as a shell for a largely U.S. operation in Iraq, is quickly becoming a coalition of the unwilling. Even as Bush sends more American forces to Baghdad, longtime war ally Tony Blair is pulling out British troops. Denmark is leaving. Lithuania says it may withdraw its tiny 53-troop contingent.

• Charleston Gazette
• February 23, 2007

• Obama to Bush: 'Coalition of the Willing Is a Paper Wish; Will Be Gop Political Demise...'

[Barack Obama], who on Nov. 2nd will square off with Republican Senate nominee Jack Ryan, said voters won't be fooled by the [George W. Bush] rhetoric. He says the facts will speak volumes about Bush's lack of domestic and foreign policies. With Spain threatening to pull its troops out of Iraq, Obama said: "I don't think we've ever had a coalition. Objecting to Bush's strategy, Obama added, "We are now there. We have to make it work not only because it's important for us to stabilize the region, but also it's important for the families of service men and women who sacrifice their lives.

• Chicago Defender
• July 29, 2009

• Sudanese Charged with War Crimes ; Where Is the Coalition of the Willing On Darfur?

A leading Sudanese government official, Ahmed Haroun (in charge of "humanitarian affairs") has been named by the International Criminal Court's chief prosecutor, Luis Moreno Ocampo, as being criminally responsible for mass murders and mass rapes of huge numbers of black Muslims in Darfur in western Sudan. Also charged with these crimes by the ICC is Ali Kushayb, the primary leader of the Khartoum government's hired Arab militia, the Janjaweed, which have been the frontline perpetrators of the mass murders and rapes, some of which have included black African children. The other named ICC target, Mr. Haroun, has been the chief supplier and paymaster of the Janjaweed.

• The Washington Times
• March 12, 2007

• 'Coalition of the Willing'? In Two Days, It's Just U.S.

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• The Virginian-Pilot and The Ledger-Star, Norfolk, VA
• July 29, 2009

• Obama's Trip a Success

They then squandered international support and goodwill that came in the aftermath of 9/11, by launching a reckless war in Iraq. Instead of acting through the U.N., they took a "with us or against us" approach, crafting what they called "a coalition of the willing." They compounded this insult by deriding the nations who refused to join as "the Old Europe" - all of which divided the continent's leaders, while turning European public opinion against the U.S. This, in turn, caused other initiatives taken by the [Bush] administration to be viewed with mistrust. Russia, already experiencing a rebirth of national fervor and increasingly wary of U.S. intentions, complained of being cornered by the eastward expansion of NATO. Russian suspicions were only aggravated by U.S. recognition of Kosov...

• Arab American News, The
• September 09, 2009

• Warming Up to the Cold War; Canada and the United States' Coalition of the Willing From Hiroshima to Korea.

ISBN: 9780802096159 TITLE: Warming up to the cold war; Canada and the United States' coalition of the willing from Hiroshima to Korea. AUTHOR: Teigrob...

• Reference and Research Book News
• Vol. 24 Nbr. 3, August 2009