Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
07PORTOFSPAIN436
2007-05-02 18:55:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Port Of Spain
Cable title:
T&T NOT WILLING TO ASSIST NEW WAY FORWARD ON IRAQ
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C O N F I D E N T I A L PORT OF SPAIN 000436
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
STATE FOR PM/RSAT, WHA/CAR
E.O. 12958: DECL: 05/02/2017
TAGS: IZ MARR MAS MOPS PREL PTER TD
SUBJECT: T&T NOT WILLING TO ASSIST NEW WAY FORWARD ON IRAQ
REF: STATE 55436
C O N F I D E N T I A L PORT OF SPAIN 000436
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
STATE FOR PM/RSAT, WHA/CAR
E.O. 12958: DECL: 05/02/2017
TAGS: IZ MARR MAS MOPS PREL PTER TD
SUBJECT: T&T NOT WILLING TO ASSIST NEW WAY FORWARD ON IRAQ
REF: STATE 55436
1. (C) Embassy Port of Spain believes the GOTT would not
respond favorably to any USG requests for troops to
supplement the coalition forces in Iraq. This country has
historically been opposed to sending its troops, however few
in number, on military missions overseas and, even within the
region, has restricted use of its military to humanitarian
missions during natural disasters, as in the case of Grenada
in 2005.
2. (C) The Iraq campaign has been quite unpopular in this
country. It is our further assessment that any serious
consideration of a US request for troops or civilian
resources would immediately be politicized in this election
year and used by opposition parties to browbeat the
Government in the impending election campaign. END CABLE.
AUSTIN
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
STATE FOR PM/RSAT, WHA/CAR
E.O. 12958: DECL: 05/02/2017
TAGS: IZ MARR MAS MOPS PREL PTER TD
SUBJECT: T&T NOT WILLING TO ASSIST NEW WAY FORWARD ON IRAQ
REF: STATE 55436
1. (C) Embassy Port of Spain believes the GOTT would not
respond favorably to any USG requests for troops to
supplement the coalition forces in Iraq. This country has
historically been opposed to sending its troops, however few
in number, on military missions overseas and, even within the
region, has restricted use of its military to humanitarian
missions during natural disasters, as in the case of Grenada
in 2005.
2. (C) The Iraq campaign has been quite unpopular in this
country. It is our further assessment that any serious
consideration of a US request for troops or civilian
resources would immediately be politicized in this election
year and used by opposition parties to browbeat the
Government in the impending election campaign. END CABLE.
AUSTIN