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| Netherlands to Send Extra Troops to Iraq |
| 2004-02-13 |
| AMSTERDAM, Netherlands (AP) - The Cabinet on Friday approved dispatching an additional 108 troops to Iraq, increasing the number of Dutch forces in the region to 1,260. The soldiers will help train Iraqi security forces, according to a Defense Ministry statement. They will stay for four months. Dutch troops have been stationed in the southern Iraq since August, operating under British command. Thanks guys |
| Posted by:Steve |
| #2 Go Holland! Go Holland! |
| Posted by: Evert Visser 2004-2-13 5:07:40 PM |
| #1 So the Danes bail and the Dutch up their ante... Is that like Rhode Island pulling out and... |
| Posted by: .com 2004-2-13 2:34:42 PM |