How many troops are currently in Iraq?

[touchmyichi]

Hi, I'm just trying to write a paper right now and everywhere I go there seems to be wildly different estimates as to how many troops are in Iraq. Could anyone get me a good number?

 

[EagleKeeper]

There are no hard/fast numbers.

Much depends on how things are counted and who is doing the counting.

 

[shira]

Originally posted by: touchmyichi
Hi, I'm just trying to write a paper right now and everywhere I go there seems to be wildly different estimates as to how many troops are in Iraq. Could anyone get me a good number?

Current or near-current counts:

US: About 140,000
United Kingdom: About 7200
South Korea: About 2300
Australia: About 1500

Plus dribs and drabs from other countries:

 

[Lemon law]

Nowhere close to enough to prevent sectarian violence and a coming all out civil war.

And after nearly four years of the Iraqi version of the Katrina treatment---time is rapidly running out.
As usual, GWB&co. is more than a day late and a dollar short.

But to borrow a phrase from Vietnam, there are some that always see light at the end of the tunnel.

 

[tomywishbone]

I'm curious as to how many more are in the region (Kuwait, UAE, Saudi Arabia, navy forces in the Gulf area, etc) providing support. 25,000 - 30,000?