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US wants more countries to send troops to Iraq
Washington, Nov 11: With its troops under fire from the guerilla forces in Iraq, the united states said it would like more countries to send troops to bring stability to the war-torn country.
Washington, Nov 11: With its troops under fire from
the guerilla forces in Iraq, the united states said it would
like more countries to send troops to bring stability to the
war-torn country.
US was seeking more troops from nearly 14 countries,
beyond the 32 countries that have already provided some
personnel to the US-led forces in Iraq, Defence Secretary
Donald Rumsfeld told reporters at the Foreign Press Centre
here.
"I would like to see a lot of troops from other
countries, and I tell you why. I think it is important for
other countries to have a commitment to Iraq and to the
success of Iraq," Rumsfeld said.
The US-led troops have increasingly come under attack
from the guerilla forces in Iraq over the past few months and
Washington is finding it difficult to convince other countries
commit their armies to bring stability in the war-ravaged
nation.
"We don't want it to be countries that don't want to be there or countries that don't want to have larger numbers there, because we feel people ought to do that which they believe is in their best interest," said Rumsfeld, who leaves for a visit to South Korea and Japan tomorrow.
South Korean government under pressure to reject the us request for troops for Iraq and its national leadership was closeted to discuss the same. Last week, Turkey withdrew its offer to send forces to Baghdad.
Bureau Report
"We don't want it to be countries that don't want to be there or countries that don't want to have larger numbers there, because we feel people ought to do that which they believe is in their best interest," said Rumsfeld, who leaves for a visit to South Korea and Japan tomorrow.
South Korean government under pressure to reject the us request for troops for Iraq and its national leadership was closeted to discuss the same. Last week, Turkey withdrew its offer to send forces to Baghdad.
Bureau Report