Goodbye, Poland, We'll Always Remember You
Poland is the latest member of the Coalition of the Willing to announce its pull-out from Iraq:

Poland will withdraw its troops from Iraq at the end of 2005 when the mandate of the United Nations multinational stabilisation force in the country expires, Polish Defence Minister Jerzy Szmajdzinski said. "When the UN mandate in Iraq expires, the Polish stabilisation mission must also end," Mr Szmajdzinski told reporters after a cabinet meeting in Warsaw. "The Government adopted this position after examining the political situation in Iraq and the advances made in building Iraq's own security force, as well as (after examining) our own capacity." Poland, a close ally of the United States in the Iraqi conflict despite strong domestic opposition, controls an area south of Baghdad with 4,000 troops from the US-led multinational force under its command.

Which brings back some fond memories of the first Presidential debate:

In the first 2004 presidential debate, just after John Kerry laid into him for failing to build a broad coalition before invading Iraq, George W. Bush snapped back with what passed for a quick rejoinder: "Well, actually," the president said, "he forgot Poland."

For even more memories, check out this great web site commemorating that comment.