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Romania -- have either offered or are providing assistanSe.    Australia has

contributed naval forces.  Latin American countries, led by Argentina, are

also coming on board.


       Of course regional Arab nations have played the major role in

providing additional allied forces.   Together, Egypt and Syria, once their

expected deployments   are completed, will have provided significant forces,

including up to 50,000 troops, over 300 tanks, and hundreds of other

armored vehicles.  Most of the other Gulf states have also contributed

troops and combat aircraft to the coalition.


       Host-nation support provided by the Saudis and other allied nations

has been superb.   Besides providing much of the support for the US

presence on their territory, the Saudis have also committed some     150,000

troops, hundreds of tanks, and over 300 modern combat aircraft.      They

have also provided sealift for Egyptian and Syrian forces, equipment to

several of the other allied contingents, and, of course, billions of dollars in

economic aid and credit to various countries in the coalition.


       Thirteen NATO countries are active members of the coalition force.

Of these, France and the United Kingdom are the largest contributors.    Each

has sent a substantial contingent of troops, armor, aircraft, and ships to the

region.  These include some of their most capable forces:    the British 7th

Armored Brigade--the "Desert Rats" of World War II fame, who will be

joined soon by additional armored forces that, combined with those

already in Saudi Arabia, will constitute the British 1st Armored Division--

and elements of the legendary French Foreign Legion who, as you know

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