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Originally posted by Superbelt
In general poorer nations will contribute troops to the UN rather than monetary payment for their membership.
Pakistan is the largest troop contributor followed by Bangladesh and then Nigeria.
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Desert Storm had America at the lead, not the UN. A UN led force will see the surrounding arab nations contribute the lions share of troop strength. None of Iraq's neighbors want that place to be destabilized for any period of time, and they will rightfully fear a dictator grabbing power from the weak government we set up. It will be in their own best interest to contribute to the nations stabilization.
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Good luck convincing them of that. I don't think it will happen. Too many intercountry rivalries, religious edicts, historical suspicions, etc, etc, etc.
Even if you were correct, the grand total there is 45,000 from all the countries listed. That force is far too small to provide security and if you look at only Arab countries it will be considerably smaller.
The only plausible solution is for Iraqis to take control themselves. They were able to field an army of over 1 million troops in the 90's so they can easily create a security force of a hundred or more thousand. As soon as they are fighting for the security of their own country under their own leaders they will succeed. Attempting to integrate new forces and new leaders into the election process will only delay it and give the insurgents more time and opportunity to proliferate.