ions ▁and ▁updates . ▁ ▁By ▁August ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁all ▁non - U . S ./ UK ▁coal ition ▁members ▁had ▁with dra wn ▁from ▁Ira q . ▁As ▁a ▁result , ▁the ▁Mult in ational ▁Force ▁– ▁Ira q ▁was ▁renamed ▁and ▁re organ ized ▁to ▁United ▁States ▁Forces ▁– ▁Ira q ▁as ▁of ▁January ▁ 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁Thus ▁the ▁Co al ition ▁of ▁the ▁Will ing ▁came ▁to ▁an ▁official ▁end . ▁ ▁Other ▁us ages ▁One ▁early ▁use ▁was ▁by ▁President ▁Bill ▁Cl inton ▁in ▁June ▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁in ▁relation ▁to ▁possible ▁operations ▁against ▁North ▁Korea , ▁at ▁the ▁height ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁stand - off ▁with ▁that ▁country ▁over ▁nuclear ▁weapons . ▁ ▁It ▁has ▁also ▁been ▁applied ▁to ▁the ▁Australian - led ▁IN TER F ET ▁operation ▁in ▁East ▁Tim or . ▁ ▁Crit ic ism ▁of ▁use ▁Specific ▁uses ▁of ▁the ▁phrase ▁in ▁the ▁context ▁of ▁dis arm ing ▁Ira q ▁began ▁appearing ▁in ▁mid - 2 0 0 1 . ▁ ▁Sal on . com ▁column ist ▁Laura ▁Mc Cl ure , ▁not ing ▁the ▁large ▁amounts ▁of ▁foreign ▁aid ▁being ▁offered ▁in ▁exchange ▁for ▁supporting ▁the ▁Ira q ▁War , ▁referred ▁to ▁Bush ' s ▁coal ition ▁as ▁the ▁" Co al ition ▁of ▁the ▁b illing ". ▁British ▁activ ist ▁T ari q ▁Ali ▁made ▁a ▁similar ▁point , ▁describing ▁it ▁as ▁a ▁" co al ition