Coalition of the Unwilling
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The Coalition of the Unwilling one of several (possibly pejorative) terms used for the countries that refused to aid the United States in the 2003 invasion of Iraq. It is a parody of the term "Coalition of the Willing" used to describe those countries which did support the invasion. It includes many major countries, such as France, Germany, and Russia and has no correlation with whether those countries agreed with the UN's stance on the invasion or other resolutions regarding Iraq.
However, the more popular usages of this term actually refers to the countries that did join the coalition and send force into Iraq. Suggesting that these countries were actually pressured by United States to maintain forces in Iraq. That they are not as 'willing' as the Bush administration made them out to be.
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