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ProfessorMurder · 10-14-2009, 12:19 AM

According to the troop numbers provided by the Post, there are now 65,000 US troops in Afghanistan,
with another 124,000 still in Iraq, for a total of 189,000 American military personnel waging two colonial-style wars and occupations.
At the height of the Bush administration’s 2007 “surge” in Iraq,
there were 26,000 US troops in Afghanistan and 160,000 in Iraq, for a total of 186,000.

Obama tops Bush in troop buildup

No Contractor Left Behind Part IV: Congress?s Powerless Probe | National Security News Service

There is one KBR worker for every three U.S. soldiers in Iraq.
Contractors outnumber military personnel by 15,000 in Afghanistan.

Private contractors: 250,000 mercenaries fighting the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan melange

10-14-2009, 12:19 AM	#2 (permalink)
ProfessorMurder Jackal Ghoul Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Rio Grande Valley, Texas Posts: 1,270 Thanks: 31 Thanked 125 Times in 99 Posts	Is that counting Bush's Quarter Million Merc's? According to the troop numbers provided by the Post, there are now 65,000 US troops in Afghanistan, with another 124,000 still in Iraq, for a total of 189,000 American military personnel waging two colonial-style wars and occupations. At the height of the Bush administration’s 2007 “surge” in Iraq, there were 26,000 US troops in Afghanistan and 160,000 in Iraq, for a total of 186,000. Obama tops Bush in troop buildup No Contractor Left Behind Part IV: Congress?s Powerless Probe \| National Security News Service There is one KBR worker for every three U.S. soldiers in Iraq. Contractors outnumber military personnel by 15,000 in Afghanistan. Private contractors: 250,000 mercenaries fighting the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan melange __________________ "No contaban con mi astucia!"