Sectarian Numbers
Guest comment by Joshua Birk
China
Submitted by glodotorg on Fri, 08/08/2008 - 18:38Iran
Submitted by glodotorg on Sat, 08/09/2008 - 01:55Iraq
Submitted by glodotorg on Fri, 08/08/2008 - 18:52Cuba
Submitted by glodotorg on Fri, 08/08/2008 - 18:51Afghanistan
Submitted by glodotorg on Fri, 08/08/2008 - 18:36Brazil
Submitted by glodotorg on Fri, 08/08/2008 - 18:35Birk: Sectarian Numbers in Iraq
Submitted by glodotorg on Mon, 10/15/2007 - 00:19Iran's Armed Forces
Submitted by glodotorg on Mon, 10/15/2007 - 00:18The USG Open Source Center translates an Iranian newspaper article on the combat capabilities of Iranian military forces.
'Article Examines Combat Capabilities of Iranian Military Forces
Article by Ali Ghafuri: "A Glance at the Combat Capabilities of the Iranian Army," page 15
Iran (Internet Version-WWW)
Wednesday, October 3, 2007
Document Type: OSC Translated Text
Brown: 1,000 British troops to be Withdrawn
Submitted by glodotorg on Mon, 10/15/2007 - 00:18British PM Gordon Brown, in Baghdad and Basra for consultations with PM Nuri al-Maliki, with British commanders, and with his US allies, announced that he would withdraw another 1,000 British troops from Basra by Christmas. A majority of the British public wants all the troops out now, but the US is putting enormous pressure on Brown to go slow.
Kahl: 30,000 - 70,000 US Troops Likely to be in Iraq for Many Years
Submitted by glodotorg on Mon, 10/15/2007 - 00:18Colin Kahl of Georgetown University writes:
'There will be 100-130K troops in Iraq when Bush leaves. The number will depend largely on who wins the factional infighting between the White House and MNF-I (Petraeus) on the one hand, and CENTCOM, the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and Secretary Gates on the other hand. The former want the higher number; the latter are concerned about strains on the ground forces and will push for the lower number.
'There will be 100-130K troops in Iraq when Bush leaves. The number will depend largely on who wins the factional infighting between the White House and MNF-I (Petraeus) on the one hand, and CENTCOM, the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and Secretary Gates on the other hand. The former want the higher number; the latter are concerned about strains on the ground forces and will push for the lower number.
