Airstrip One

That coalition

Here's the coalition of the willing we've been hearing about:

Afghanistan* 1
Albania
Australia
Azerbaijan*
Bulgaria
Colombia
The Czech Republic
Denmark
El Salvador
Eritrea*
Estonia
Ethiopia
Georgia
Hungary
Italy
Japan
South Korea
The Netherlands
Nicaragua
Poland
Philippines
Romania
Slovakia
Spain
Turkey* 2
United Kingdom
United States
Uzbekistan*

* stands for a Muslim country (five of them)
1- The President has American bodyguards
2- Turkey has agreed to US use of her airspace, although details have not been finalised.


One of the best things is that "Fifteen of the allied countries have asked to remain anonymous for now." Do they really exist? In what way can they be regarded as part of a coalition if they provide (although Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Qatar are probably among the coaltion of the willing) no military or logistical help and are not even willing to come out in public in support?

Sounds a bit implausible to me.