Albania Loves Bush

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At least Bush has one friend left and its little known and highly regressive Albania! When we have to rely on friends like Albania you can understand how deeply the United States has sunk in world opinion.

Here's a Reuters story from February 26, 2005, that demonstrates how loyal Albania is to Bush's war on turism.

TIRANA (Reuters) - Albania will increase the number of its soldiers in Iraq to 120 from the current 70, a government spokesman said on Friday.

The decision takes effect in April, when soldiers currently serving a six-month stint under U.S. command return home.

Albania has been a staunch supporter of the United States since Washington led a NATO bombing campaign against Serb troops accused of killing and expelling ethnic Albanian civilians in Kosovo.

Albanian public opinion supports its contribution to the U.S.-led force in Iraq, where two Albanian-born U.S. Marines have been killed.

A former Soviet-bloc nation, Albania remains one of the most repressive nations on earth. This no doubt explains their affection for Bush - when all you know is oppression all you can identify with is oppression. Bush fits that model perfectly.

The following map is for the geographically challenged who don't have a clue where Albania is located. I tried to enter it from Greece a few years ago and couldn't find a road into it from the south.