Lie of the Day The number of countries participating in the coalition has gone up. -Donald Rumsfeld, Nov. 20th, 2005--an obvious falsehood the incompetent Bob Schieffer didn't challenge on Face The Nation. There are currently 27 countries in the Coalition of the Coerced, down from 49 in 2003, and more are pulling out. Read It: Tag, you're it! Rumsfeld Lies