QUOTE(nickstatler @ Jun 28 2008, 12:23 AM) [snapback]497015[/snapback]
QUOTE(bazariah @ Jun 27 2008, 04:06 PM) [snapback]497008[/snapback]
also if you look at the death tolls for the WW2 you'll see that america has a smaller percentage of deaths compared to england, thus meaning that more of the american troops were actually too pussy to fight
is that why the united kingdom has so many troops in iraq?
lol we was smart enough to get our boys out when it was all over, we didnt overstay our welcome and try to teach these people about democracy
a lot of american troops only serve because they know it's an adequatley paid job, and recruitment drives normally happen in the impoverished neighbour hoods in america... so think about it, you get offered a place in the army, knowing that it's a full time job when you come from a town which is economically challenged and theres no jobs anywhere what choice do you realy have?.. michael moores farenheit 9/11 explains that scenario pretty well, I suggest you watch it
stats:
active troops
United States: 250,000 invasion—158,000 current (1/08)
United Kingdom: 45,000 invasion—4,000 current (4/08)
Poland: 194 invasion—2,500 peak—900 current (2/07)
Australia: 2,000 invasion—~900 current (11/07)
TOTAL INVASION DEPLOYMENT
~297,000 troops
CURRENT DEPLOYMENT BY COUNTRY
South Korea: 3,600 peak—933 current (12/07; deployed 5/03)
Romania: 730 peak—397 current (11/07; deployed 7/03)
El Salvador: 380 peak—280 current (12/07; deployed 8/03)
Czech Republic: 300 peak—99 current (11/07)
Azerbaijan: 250 peak—88 current (9/07)
Georgia: 2,000 troops (12/07; deployed 8/03)
Denmark: 545 peak—50 current (12/07, deployed 4/03)
Mongolia: 180 peak—100 current (2/07; deployed 8/03)
Albania: 120 peak—70 current(10/07; deployed 4/03)
Bosnia and Herzegovina: 37 troops (9/07; deployed 6/05)
Ukraine: 1,650 peak-37 current (2/08; deployed 8/03)
Estonia: 40 troops (12/07; deployed 6/05)
Macedonia: 40 troops (7/07; deployed 7/03)
Kazakhstan: 29 troops (12/07; deployed 9/03)
Moldova: 24 peak—11 current (9/07; deployed 9/03)
Bulgaria: 485 peak—155 current (2/08; deployed 5/03)
Armenia: 46 troops(07/07; deployed 1/05)
Latvia: 136 peak—3 current(10/07; deployed 4/04)
Singapore: 1 troop (deployed 12/03)
Tonga: 55 troops (deployed 7/04)
APPROXIMATE TOTAL DEPLOYMENT AS OF 2/08
166,000 troops (incl. ~10,200 non-U.S.)
APPROXIMATE NUMBER OF CONTRACTORS AS OF 2/08
161,000 contractors: 53% (~85,300) Iraqi, 17% (~27,400) American, 30% (~45,500) Other
Including 20–30,000 mercenaries as of 12/07
withdrawn:
Slovakia: 110 peak (deployed 8/03-withdrawn 12/07)
Lithuania: 120 peak (deployed 6/03—withdrawn 08/07)
Italy: 3,200 peak (deployed 7/03—withdrawn 11/06)
Netherlands: 1,345 troops (deployed 7/03—withdrawn 3/05)
Spain: 1,300 troops (deployed 4/03—withdrawn 4/04)
Japan: 600 troops (deployed 1/04—withdrawn 7/06)
Thailand: 423 troops (deployed 8/03—withdrawn 8/04)
Honduras: 368 troops (deployed 8/03—withdrawn 5/04)
Dominican Republic: 302 troops (withdrawn 5/04)
Hungary: 300 troops (deployed 8/03—withdrawn 3/05)
Nicaragua: 230 troops (deployed 9/03—withdrawn 2/04)
Norway: 150 troops (deployed 7/03—withdrawn 8/06)
Portugal: 128 troops (deployed 11/03—withdrawn 2/05)
New Zealand: 61 troops (deployed 9/03—withdrawn 9/04)
Philippines: 51 troops (deployed 7/03—withdrawn 7/04)
Iceland: 2 troops (deployed 5/03—withdrawal date unknown)