The Quest for Troops: Fiji

Some time ago I blogged about American efforts to get Fiji to increase their troop commitment in Afghanistan. Now, Washington is also begging the Pacific island nation to help out in Iraq. Fiji, however, wants the U.S. to foot the entire bill, including troops' salaries, which we are refusing. I also see that Fijian troops are apparently considered among the world's finest peacekeepers, which I hadn't heard before.