BARBADOS AND EASTERN CARIBBEAN UNWILLING AND

C O N F I D E N T I A L BRIDGETOWN 000495 SIPDIS SIPDIS E.O. 12958: DECL: 04/27/2017 TAGS: MARR MASS MOPS PREL PTER XL SUBJECT: BARBADOS AND EASTERN CARIBBEAN UNWILLING AND UNABLE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE IRAQ COALITION REF: STATE 54925 Classified By: CDA Mary Ellen Gilroy for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d). ¶1. (C) Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean remain both unwilling and unable to support Coalition military action in Iraq. Representatives of the Barbados Government have vociferously opposed U.S. action in Iraq, as have other Eastern Caribbean leaders. Regional governments remain opposed to actions that occur outside of the United Nations Security Council's mandate and often fall back on G-77 consensus as a reason for not offering support to the Coalition. GILROY