Bush wins, we lose.

Well, I guess that last post is pretty much moot at this point. Good lord, what is wrong with this country?

Hungary to pull out of Iraq

From the BBC:

Hungary will withdraw all of its 300 troops stationed in Iraq by the end of March 2005, the country's prime minister has said.
Ferenc Gyurcsany made the announcement at a military ceremony in the capital Budapest on Wednesday.

He said Hungary was obliged to keep its troops, who have a non-combat role, in Iraq until after elections in January.

There has been intense pressure from the public and opposition groups to pull them out.

The main conservative opposition party initially supported the war but changed its position and now favours withdrawal.

Mr Gyurcsany, who was chosen as prime minister in August, made the announcement at a ceremony marking the end of compulsory military service in Hungary.

Source: globalsecurity.org
"We are obliged to stay there until the [Iraqi] elections," he said. "To stay longer is an impossibility."

TROOPS CURRENTLY IN IRAQ
(Probably not for much longer.)

US - 142,000
UK - 8,361
Italy - 3,169
South Korea - 2,800
Poland - 2,400
Ukraine - 1,400
Netherlands - 1,345
Australia - 920
Romania - 700
Japan - 550
Denmark - 496
Bulgaria - 485
El Salvador - 380
Hungary - 300