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Iceland's One Representative in Iraq Is Heading Home [VIDEO]

When Bush said 36 nations were supporting were supporting our troops in Iraq, he was including one lonely Icelander.
October 2, 2007  |  
 
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Iceland just had one "troop" on the ground in Iraq, (actually a press aide, not a soldier--Iceland has no standing army), but that didn't stop Bush from counting them as an equal member of his disappearing "coalition." We aren't hating on you, Icelanders. We're jealous of what you enjoy--a lack of military entanglements, a terrific standard of living, and a genetic predisposition for high cheekbones. Welcome home. Check out the video to your right for more.

Adam Howard is the editor of PEEK.
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