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- Commander: Ray Odierno
- Former Commander: General David Petraeus
- Deputy Commander: Lieutenant General William Rollo
- Countries with most troops: United States, United Kingdom, Georgia, and Australia
- Formally requested by the Iraqi Government
- Mandated by The United Nations
- Force is organized into subdivisions
- Mission to organize, train and equip the Iraqi Security Forces
- Approximate number of deployment 166,000 troops as of February 2008
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The Multinational Force Iraq (MNF-I) is the official name for the coalition of nations, led by the United States, who are fighting in the Iraq War. The media often refers to it as the 'U.S. led coalition'. The MNF-I conducts offensive operations to defeat non-compliant forces and neutralize situation in Iraq, in an attempt to create a secure environment. The MNF-I is broken into six units of operations spread throughout Iraq.
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U.S. Led Coalition
The United States makes up 93% of the troops in the Iraq War. The MNF-I replace the previous force, Combined Joint Task Force, on May 15, 2004. In the initial invasion of Iraq between March 19 and May 1 of 2003, three other countries actively participated along with the U.S. Those countries are the United Kingdom, Australia and Poland. Currently, over 25 countries have troops in Iraq.
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Multinational Force Iraq Questions
What is the difference between the strong force and weak force? Where can each force be found and how can they be measured? 1 AnswerThe strong force acts only on quarks and the strong force carrier (gluon). The electroweak force acts on quarks as well as leptons, which includes more normal e... read more
Would a stable democratic Iraq government funnel money to Hamas and Hezbollah? 3 AnswersThey COULD do it, there is nothing to prevent any "stable democratic government" to spend their money as they please. The US, for one, has a long history of "fu... read more
What causes the weak force to break down converting a proton into a neutron and positron? 1 AnswerThe weak force does not break down in the process you mention. It mediates this process. At the lowest level (i.e. at the no-loop Feynman diagram level) the pr... read more
Should MultiNational Corporations be able to protect themselves from the media by using "super-injunctions" 2 AnswersOf course they should not... any more than governments should be allowed to restrict the flow of free speech. Unencumbered and open communication has always bee... read more -
Multinational Force Iraq Criticism
- SF Gate: Lessons From 'The Coalition of the Un-Willing' (January 11, 2008)
- BBC News: US Officer Condemns Iraq Strategy (April 27, 2007)
- GlobalResearch.ca: US illegality in Iraq: Where is the limit? (March 14, 2006)
- Guardian Unlimited: Iraq War was Illegal and Breached UN Charter, Says Annan (September 16, 2004)
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