Troop Levels in the Afghan and Iraq Wars, FY2001-FY2012 : Cost and Other Potential Issues.

Describes, analyzes, and estimates deployed troop strength in Afghan and Iraq wars, from the 9/11 attacks to FY2012. Discusses cost implications of changes in troop strength, FY2009-FY2012; explains methods to measure troop levels; presents and compared trends in troop levels from FY2002-FY2008, usi...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors:	Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service, ProQuest (Firm)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2009.
Series:	U.S. Congressional Research.
Subjects:	Counterinsurgency. Defense spending. Afghanistan. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

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Summary:	Describes, analyzes, and estimates deployed troop strength in Afghan and Iraq wars, from the 9/11 attacks to FY2012. Discusses cost implications of changes in troop strength, FY2009-FY2012; explains methods to measure troop levels; presents and compared trends in troop levels from FY2002-FY2008, using five alternative sources; and addresses service roles and readiness concerns. Includes tables and graphs.
Item Description:	Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Dec. 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC. CRS Report. Electronic resource.
Physical Description:	1 online resource.