Who's "coalition" building now?

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Back in the early days of the War on Terror, Democrats and the Bash Bush Bus made fun of his "coalition of the willing" because the 15,000 troops represented in Iraq by all the nations (minus the US and UK) was considered laughable. Prs. Obama has been doing his own coalition building recently. Of course, his job is much easier since Afghanistan is the popular front in the war on...er... international strugge against... um, War on knights who say "ni"... Anyway.. his job is easier since Afghanistan is the "good war"... So how many troops did the "Obama effect" motivate the countries of the EU to add to the pot? 5000? Don't get me wrong, each of the troops, officers and civilians who have served, serve now and who will serve deserve our respect and admiration. Each are putting their lives on the line, fighting, working and sacrificing for the freedom of us all. Don't take this as any kind of shot at the troops in harms way... anywhere. My point is merely yet another comparisan between the incompetent press's treatment of Prs. Bush's actions compared to Prs. Obama's. The gaggle of ghouls that call themselves "journalists" just couldn't choke out a friendly sentiment towards Prs. Bush, but would gladly take a bullet rather than speak the truth about Obama. We all know that 15,000 is less than 5000 anyway... right?