Talk:Multi-National Force – Iraq


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Merge with coalition of the willing

As far as I can tell, the name "coalition of the willing" does not have any separate notability from this article, which it is a synonym of. Therefore, I recommend a selective merge into this article. (t · c) buidhe 19:08, 27 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Oppose Merger: Although there are similarities between the coalition of the willing and the US-led coalition forces of MNF-I, the coalition of the willing referred to a larger collective that did not necessarily send troops boots on ground in Iraq. This article written by the New York Times March 28, 2003 explains that:

Who are the coalition members? According to the Bush administration and press reports, they are: Afghanistan, Albania, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Colombia, Costa Rica, the Czech Republic, Denmark, El Salvador, Eritrea, Estonia, Ethiopia, Georgia, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Japan, Kuwait, Latvia, Lithuania, Macedonia, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, the Netherlands, Nicaragua, Palau, the Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Rwanda, Singapore, Slovakia, Solomon Islands, South Korea, Spain, Turkey, Uganda, and Uzbekistan. Noticeably absent are major powers--France, for example--that were members of the coalition that overturned Iraq's occupation of Kuwait in 1991.[1]

Not all countries listed above were part of MNF-I, therefore I do not agree with the proposed merger. -Signaleer (talk) 00:02, 29 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Closing, given the uncontested objection and no support. Klbrain (talk) 10:45, 2 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

References

  1. ^ "Q&A: What Is the "Coalition of the Willing?"". archive.nytimes.com. Retrieved 2021-08-23.

Uganda: Security Guards

Thousands of Ugandan nationals served as armed security guards at allied installations in Iraq. While these deployments were generally organized under private contracts, President Museveni actively encouraged the effort, and is referred to sometimes as a member of the American coalition, as in this article:

https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Africa/2009/0306/p04s02-woaf.html

I believe there is some nuance to this case - Ugandan personnel are perhaps more accurately characterized as affiliated but unofficial members of the coalition force. Still, it may be good to include a note about the subject within the encyclopedia text. 2604:6000:1521:C08D:B0A5:BC58:A9F0:8E49 (talk) 21:41, 13 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Private military contractors (PMCs) that served in Iraq, regardless of their nationality, did so as PMCs and not as official uniformed armed forces personnel representing their respective host nations. This is an undisputed fact and a moot topic. -Signaleer (talk) 00:35, 16 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Of course, as I myself said in the above. This context can easily be included in any text. I am merely suggesting that the encyclopedia includes some record that these thousands of people served in the war. It is not complicated to preface any such note with an explanatory clause, i.e. "While security contractors did not serve in an official military capacity, over 1,200 Ugandan nationals operated as armed guards during the Iraq War. For this reason, Uganda is sometimes referred to as a member of the American coalition, though they were not a party to the formal MNF." 2604:6000:1521:C08D:B0A5:BC58:A9F0:8E49 (talk) 19:22, 16 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]
allikas: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Multi-National_Force