▁of ▁the ▁sh illing ". ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁second ▁debate ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁U . S . ▁president ial ▁election , ▁Democratic ▁president ial ▁candidate ▁John ▁Ker ry ▁question ed ▁the ▁size ▁of ▁the ▁coal ition ▁particip ating ▁in ▁the ▁initial ▁invasion , ▁saying , ▁"... when ▁we ▁went ▁in , ▁there ▁were ▁three ▁countries : ▁Great ▁Britain , ▁Australia ▁and ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁That ' s ▁not ▁a ▁grand ▁coal ition . ▁We ▁can ▁do ▁better ". ▁Bush ▁respond ed ▁by ▁saying , ▁" Well , ▁actually , ▁he ▁forgot ▁Poland . ▁ ▁And ▁now ▁there ' re ▁ 3 0 ▁nations ▁involved , ▁standing ▁side ▁by ▁side ▁with ▁our ▁American ▁troops ". ▁The ▁phrase ▁" You ▁forgot ▁Poland " ▁subsequently ▁became ▁a ▁sar cast ic ▁sh orth and ▁for ▁the ▁per ception ▁that ▁most ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁coal ition ▁were ▁not ▁contrib uting ▁much ▁to ▁the ▁war ▁effort ▁compared ▁to ▁the ▁main ▁three ▁al lies . ▁The ▁majority ▁of ▁the ▁population ▁in ▁most ▁countries ▁involved ▁did ▁not , ▁according ▁to ▁surve ys , ▁support ▁the ▁endeav our ▁or ▁their ▁nation ' s ▁participation . ▁ ▁Late ▁U . S . ▁Sen . ▁Robert ▁By rd , ▁then ▁ranking ▁Dem ocrat ▁on ▁the ▁Senate ▁App ropri ations ▁Committee , ▁referred ▁to ▁the ▁coal ition ▁by ▁the ▁ac ron ym ▁CO W , ▁express ing ▁his ▁concern ▁that ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁was ▁being ▁" mil ked " ▁as ▁a ▁" c ash ▁cow ". ▁A ▁Canadian ▁Member ▁of ▁Parliament