How many US troops in Iraq & Syria right now?

[OldLady]

Yeah, I know. You don't know either. LOL

I work for the US Army. Have a nice day!

So fuckin what?

I may have a need to know. You do not. EOS.

Seriously, "Admiral," why would the number of troops in the Middle East for the past year and a half be "secret?" Do you honestly think the "other side" can't guestimate how many folks we have on the ground there? Do you think the American people, who pay for that deployment and also supply the men and women who are risking their lives there, have no right to know?

This is not like WWII; technology has taken those kinds of secrets straight out of the equation. Is this only being kept quiet because Trump is embarrassed he couldn't keep his promise of immediately bringing home ALL the troops?

That's right you have no right to know. Knowing which units are deployed there and the number of personnel assigned gives the enemy detailed information as to the capabilities of those troops.

I will tell you because it is public knowledge that the current force training troops in Iraq is the 4th BCT of the 101st Airborne Division. I know this because I pay attention to news releases as to troop rotations and the fact that they relieved my daughter's Cavalry regiment back in the winter.

If I had my way, you would not even know that information.

That is both more and less information than I asked for. I don't know what you think I will run out and do with that--all I wanted to know is how many US troops are currently in Iraq. You still haven't told me.

The reason we know there are about 15,000 troops in Afghanistan, according to the report Tjin gave me, is "observers and analysts" who estimated the number of U.S. Armed Forces personnel in Afghanistan to be between 14,000 and 15,000. Do you think "the enemy" has no observers or analysts?

It seems to me that this is kind of weird. If you look at the report from Tjin, troop strength in all three of these countries was reported during the time we were at war there.
Now suddenly, in our training and peace keeping missions, it is not?

Something is fishy, and no--your self-important hot air about being "secretive" is not impressing me at all. There is no need for secrecy at this point that was not there previously, perhaps more importantly back then.

 

[Marion Morrison]

I work for the US Army. Have a nice day!

So fuckin what?

I may have a need to know. You do not. EOS.

Seriously, "Admiral," why would the number of troops in the Middle East for the past year and a half be "secret?" Do you honestly think the "other side" can't guestimate how many folks we have on the ground there? Do you think the American people, who pay for that deployment and also supply the men and women who are risking their lives there, have no right to know?

This is not like WWII; technology has taken those kinds of secrets straight out of the equation. Is this only being kept quiet because Trump is embarrassed he couldn't keep his promise of immediately bringing home ALL the troops?

That's right you have no right to know. Knowing which units are deployed there and the number of personnel assigned gives the enemy detailed information as to the capabilities of those troops.

I will tell you because it is public knowledge that the current force training troops in Iraq is the 4th BCT of the 101st Airborne Division. I know this because I pay attention to news releases as to troop rotations and the fact that they relieved my daughter's Cavalry regiment back in the winter.

If I had my way, you would not even know that information.

That is both more and less information than I asked for. I don't know what you think I will run out and do with that--all I wanted to know is how many US troops are currently in Iraq. You still haven't told me.

The reason we know there are about 15,000 troops in Afghanistan, according to the report Tjin gave me, is "observers and analysts" who estimated the number of U.S. Armed Forces personnel in Afghanistan to be between 14,000 and 15,000. Do you think "the enemy" has no observers or analysts?

It seems to me that this is kind of weird. If you look at the report from Tjin, troop strength in all three of these countries was reported during the time we were at war there.
Now suddenly, in our training and peace keeping missions, it is not?

Something is fishy, and no--your self-important hot air about being "secretive" is not impressing me at all. There is no need for secrecy at this point that was not there previously, perhaps more importantly back then.

Being a civilian, you truly do not have a need to know. It is what it is.

 

[OldLady]

So fuckin what?

I may have a need to know. You do not. EOS.

Seriously, "Admiral," why would the number of troops in the Middle East for the past year and a half be "secret?" Do you honestly think the "other side" can't guestimate how many folks we have on the ground there? Do you think the American people, who pay for that deployment and also supply the men and women who are risking their lives there, have no right to know?

This is not like WWII; technology has taken those kinds of secrets straight out of the equation. Is this only being kept quiet because Trump is embarrassed he couldn't keep his promise of immediately bringing home ALL the troops?

That's right you have no right to know. Knowing which units are deployed there and the number of personnel assigned gives the enemy detailed information as to the capabilities of those troops.

I will tell you because it is public knowledge that the current force training troops in Iraq is the 4th BCT of the 101st Airborne Division. I know this because I pay attention to news releases as to troop rotations and the fact that they relieved my daughter's Cavalry regiment back in the winter.

If I had my way, you would not even know that information.

That is both more and less information than I asked for. I don't know what you think I will run out and do with that--all I wanted to know is how many US troops are currently in Iraq. You still haven't told me.

The reason we know there are about 15,000 troops in Afghanistan, according to the report Tjin gave me, is "observers and analysts" who estimated the number of U.S. Armed Forces personnel in Afghanistan to be between 14,000 and 15,000. Do you think "the enemy" has no observers or analysts?

It seems to me that this is kind of weird. If you look at the report from Tjin, troop strength in all three of these countries was reported during the time we were at war there.
Now suddenly, in our training and peace keeping missions, it is not?

Something is fishy, and no--your self-important hot air about being "secretive" is not impressing me at all. There is no need for secrecy at this point that was not there previously, perhaps more importantly back then.

Being a civilian, you truly do not have a need to know. It is what it is.

So why all of a sudden do I not have a right to know, when it was alright to tell me while we had actual wars going on in those places?
It is not what it is. Something is rotten in Denmark.

 

[Admiral Rockwell Tory]

I work for the US Army. Have a nice day!

So fuckin what?

I may have a need to know. You do not. EOS.

Seriously, "Admiral," why would the number of troops in the Middle East for the past year and a half be "secret?" Do you honestly think the "other side" can't guestimate how many folks we have on the ground there? Do you think the American people, who pay for that deployment and also supply the men and women who are risking their lives there, have no right to know?

This is not like WWII; technology has taken those kinds of secrets straight out of the equation. Is this only being kept quiet because Trump is embarrassed he couldn't keep his promise of immediately bringing home ALL the troops?

That's right you have no right to know. Knowing which units are deployed there and the number of personnel assigned gives the enemy detailed information as to the capabilities of those troops.

I will tell you because it is public knowledge that the current force training troops in Iraq is the 4th BCT of the 101st Airborne Division. I know this because I pay attention to news releases as to troop rotations and the fact that they relieved my daughter's Cavalry regiment back in the winter.

If I had my way, you would not even know that information.

That is both more and less information than I asked for. I don't know what you think I will run out and do with that--all I wanted to know is how many US troops are currently in Iraq. You still haven't told me.

The reason we know there are about 15,000 troops in Afghanistan, according to the report Tjin gave me, is "observers and analysts" who estimated the number of U.S. Armed Forces personnel in Afghanistan to be between 14,000 and 15,000. Do you think "the enemy" has no observers or analysts?

It seems to me that this is kind of weird. If you look at the report from Tjin, troop strength in all three of these countries was reported during the time we were at war there.
Now suddenly, in our training and peace keeping missions, it is not?

Something is fishy, and no--your self-important hot air about being "secretive" is not impressing me at all. There is no need for secrecy at this point that was not there previously, perhaps more importantly back then.

You don't think terrorists monitor pages like this for intel information?

Part of my duties for the Army is to monitor social media content for possible operation security information.

The ultimate question is, why do you you care?

 

[Moonglow]

I may have a need to know. You do not. EOS.

Seriously, "Admiral," why would the number of troops in the Middle East for the past year and a half be "secret?" Do you honestly think the "other side" can't guestimate how many folks we have on the ground there? Do you think the American people, who pay for that deployment and also supply the men and women who are risking their lives there, have no right to know?

This is not like WWII; technology has taken those kinds of secrets straight out of the equation. Is this only being kept quiet because Trump is embarrassed he couldn't keep his promise of immediately bringing home ALL the troops?

That's right you have no right to know. Knowing which units are deployed there and the number of personnel assigned gives the enemy detailed information as to the capabilities of those troops.

I will tell you because it is public knowledge that the current force training troops in Iraq is the 4th BCT of the 101st Airborne Division. I know this because I pay attention to news releases as to troop rotations and the fact that they relieved my daughter's Cavalry regiment back in the winter.

If I had my way, you would not even know that information.

That is both more and less information than I asked for. I don't know what you think I will run out and do with that--all I wanted to know is how many US troops are currently in Iraq. You still haven't told me.

The reason we know there are about 15,000 troops in Afghanistan, according to the report Tjin gave me, is "observers and analysts" who estimated the number of U.S. Armed Forces personnel in Afghanistan to be between 14,000 and 15,000. Do you think "the enemy" has no observers or analysts?

It seems to me that this is kind of weird. If you look at the report from Tjin, troop strength in all three of these countries was reported during the time we were at war there.
Now suddenly, in our training and peace keeping missions, it is not?

Something is fishy, and no--your self-important hot air about being "secretive" is not impressing me at all. There is no need for secrecy at this point that was not there previously, perhaps more importantly back then.

Being a civilian, you truly do not have a need to know. It is what it is.

So why all of a sudden do I not have a right to know, when it was alright to tell me while we had actual wars going on in those places?
It is not what it is. Something is rotten in Denmark.

Well they want to say that Trump is not a war democrat..

 

[Moonglow]

So fuckin what?

I may have a need to know. You do not. EOS.

Seriously, "Admiral," why would the number of troops in the Middle East for the past year and a half be "secret?" Do you honestly think the "other side" can't guestimate how many folks we have on the ground there? Do you think the American people, who pay for that deployment and also supply the men and women who are risking their lives there, have no right to know?

This is not like WWII; technology has taken those kinds of secrets straight out of the equation. Is this only being kept quiet because Trump is embarrassed he couldn't keep his promise of immediately bringing home ALL the troops?

That's right you have no right to know. Knowing which units are deployed there and the number of personnel assigned gives the enemy detailed information as to the capabilities of those troops.

I will tell you because it is public knowledge that the current force training troops in Iraq is the 4th BCT of the 101st Airborne Division. I know this because I pay attention to news releases as to troop rotations and the fact that they relieved my daughter's Cavalry regiment back in the winter.

If I had my way, you would not even know that information.

That is both more and less information than I asked for. I don't know what you think I will run out and do with that--all I wanted to know is how many US troops are currently in Iraq. You still haven't told me.

The reason we know there are about 15,000 troops in Afghanistan, according to the report Tjin gave me, is "observers and analysts" who estimated the number of U.S. Armed Forces personnel in Afghanistan to be between 14,000 and 15,000. Do you think "the enemy" has no observers or analysts?

It seems to me that this is kind of weird. If you look at the report from Tjin, troop strength in all three of these countries was reported during the time we were at war there.
Now suddenly, in our training and peace keeping missions, it is not?

Something is fishy, and no--your self-important hot air about being "secretive" is not impressing me at all. There is no need for secrecy at this point that was not there previously, perhaps more importantly back then.

You don't think terrorists monitor pages like this for intel information?

Part of my duties for the Army is to monitor social media content for possible operation security information.

The ultimate question is, why do you you care?

Yes the terrorist observe this covert overt operation for vital 411...

 

[Marion Morrison]

I work for the US Army. Have a nice day!

So fuckin what?

I may have a need to know. You do not. EOS.

Seriously, "Admiral," why would the number of troops in the Middle East for the past year and a half be "secret?" Do you honestly think the "other side" can't guestimate how many folks we have on the ground there? Do you think the American people, who pay for that deployment and also supply the men and women who are risking their lives there, have no right to know?

This is not like WWII; technology has taken those kinds of secrets straight out of the equation. Is this only being kept quiet because Trump is embarrassed he couldn't keep his promise of immediately bringing home ALL the troops?

That's right you have no right to know. Knowing which units are deployed there and the number of personnel assigned gives the enemy detailed information as to the capabilities of those troops.

I will tell you because it is public knowledge that the current force training troops in Iraq is the 4th BCT of the 101st Airborne Division. I know this because I pay attention to news releases as to troop rotations and the fact that they relieved my daughter's Cavalry regiment back in the winter.

If I had my way, you would not even know that information.

That is both more and less information than I asked for. I don't know what you think I will run out and do with that--all I wanted to know is how many US troops are currently in Iraq. You still haven't told me.

The reason we know there are about 15,000 troops in Afghanistan, according to the report Tjin gave me, is "observers and analysts" who estimated the number of U.S. Armed Forces personnel in Afghanistan to be between 14,000 and 15,000. Do you think "the enemy" has no observers or analysts?

It seems to me that this is kind of weird. If you look at the report from Tjin, troop strength in all three of these countries was reported during the time we were at war there.
Now suddenly, in our training and peace keeping missions, it is not?

Something is fishy, and no--your self-important hot air about being "secretive" is not impressing me at all. There is no need for secrecy at this point that was not there previously, perhaps more importantly back then.

I'll give you a hypothetical: Suppose we are withdrawing from there and don't want to broadcast it because our enemies will swoop in and give the meager forces left there a last hurrah and capture our equipment?

 

[Admiral Rockwell Tory]

I may have a need to know. You do not. EOS.

Seriously, "Admiral," why would the number of troops in the Middle East for the past year and a half be "secret?" Do you honestly think the "other side" can't guestimate how many folks we have on the ground there? Do you think the American people, who pay for that deployment and also supply the men and women who are risking their lives there, have no right to know?

This is not like WWII; technology has taken those kinds of secrets straight out of the equation. Is this only being kept quiet because Trump is embarrassed he couldn't keep his promise of immediately bringing home ALL the troops?

That's right you have no right to know. Knowing which units are deployed there and the number of personnel assigned gives the enemy detailed information as to the capabilities of those troops.

I will tell you because it is public knowledge that the current force training troops in Iraq is the 4th BCT of the 101st Airborne Division. I know this because I pay attention to news releases as to troop rotations and the fact that they relieved my daughter's Cavalry regiment back in the winter.

If I had my way, you would not even know that information.

That is both more and less information than I asked for. I don't know what you think I will run out and do with that--all I wanted to know is how many US troops are currently in Iraq. You still haven't told me.

The reason we know there are about 15,000 troops in Afghanistan, according to the report Tjin gave me, is "observers and analysts" who estimated the number of U.S. Armed Forces personnel in Afghanistan to be between 14,000 and 15,000. Do you think "the enemy" has no observers or analysts?

It seems to me that this is kind of weird. If you look at the report from Tjin, troop strength in all three of these countries was reported during the time we were at war there.
Now suddenly, in our training and peace keeping missions, it is not?

Something is fishy, and no--your self-important hot air about being "secretive" is not impressing me at all. There is no need for secrecy at this point that was not there previously, perhaps more importantly back then.

You don't think terrorists monitor pages like this for intel information?

Part of my duties for the Army is to monitor social media content for possible operation security information.

The ultimate question is, why do you you care?

Yes the terrorist observe this covert overt operation for vital 411...

What makes you think they don't?

 

[Marion Morrison]

Seriously, "Admiral," why would the number of troops in the Middle East for the past year and a half be "secret?" Do you honestly think the "other side" can't guestimate how many folks we have on the ground there? Do you think the American people, who pay for that deployment and also supply the men and women who are risking their lives there, have no right to know?

This is not like WWII; technology has taken those kinds of secrets straight out of the equation. Is this only being kept quiet because Trump is embarrassed he couldn't keep his promise of immediately bringing home ALL the troops?

That's right you have no right to know. Knowing which units are deployed there and the number of personnel assigned gives the enemy detailed information as to the capabilities of those troops.

I will tell you because it is public knowledge that the current force training troops in Iraq is the 4th BCT of the 101st Airborne Division. I know this because I pay attention to news releases as to troop rotations and the fact that they relieved my daughter's Cavalry regiment back in the winter.

If I had my way, you would not even know that information.

That is both more and less information than I asked for. I don't know what you think I will run out and do with that--all I wanted to know is how many US troops are currently in Iraq. You still haven't told me.

The reason we know there are about 15,000 troops in Afghanistan, according to the report Tjin gave me, is "observers and analysts" who estimated the number of U.S. Armed Forces personnel in Afghanistan to be between 14,000 and 15,000. Do you think "the enemy" has no observers or analysts?

It seems to me that this is kind of weird. If you look at the report from Tjin, troop strength in all three of these countries was reported during the time we were at war there.
Now suddenly, in our training and peace keeping missions, it is not?

Something is fishy, and no--your self-important hot air about being "secretive" is not impressing me at all. There is no need for secrecy at this point that was not there previously, perhaps more importantly back then.

You don't think terrorists monitor pages like this for intel information?

Part of my duties for the Army is to monitor social media content for possible operation security information.

The ultimate question is, why do you you care?

Yes the terrorist observe this covert overt operation for vital 411...

What makes you think they don't?

I bet they monitor FB and Twitter more.

 

[Moonglow]

That's right you have no right to know. Knowing which units are deployed there and the number of personnel assigned gives the enemy detailed information as to the capabilities of those troops.

I will tell you because it is public knowledge that the current force training troops in Iraq is the 4th BCT of the 101st Airborne Division. I know this because I pay attention to news releases as to troop rotations and the fact that they relieved my daughter's Cavalry regiment back in the winter.

If I had my way, you would not even know that information.

That is both more and less information than I asked for. I don't know what you think I will run out and do with that--all I wanted to know is how many US troops are currently in Iraq. You still haven't told me.

The reason we know there are about 15,000 troops in Afghanistan, according to the report Tjin gave me, is "observers and analysts" who estimated the number of U.S. Armed Forces personnel in Afghanistan to be between 14,000 and 15,000. Do you think "the enemy" has no observers or analysts?

It seems to me that this is kind of weird. If you look at the report from Tjin, troop strength in all three of these countries was reported during the time we were at war there.
Now suddenly, in our training and peace keeping missions, it is not?

Something is fishy, and no--your self-important hot air about being "secretive" is not impressing me at all. There is no need for secrecy at this point that was not there previously, perhaps more importantly back then.

You don't think terrorists monitor pages like this for intel information?

Part of my duties for the Army is to monitor social media content for possible operation security information.

The ultimate question is, why do you you care?

Yes the terrorist observe this covert overt operation for vital 411...

What makes you think they don't?

I bet they monitor FB and Twitter more.

Not if they want to be censored.

 

[Admiral Rockwell Tory]

That is both more and less information than I asked for. I don't know what you think I will run out and do with that--all I wanted to know is how many US troops are currently in Iraq. You still haven't told me.

The reason we know there are about 15,000 troops in Afghanistan, according to the report Tjin gave me, is "observers and analysts" who estimated the number of U.S. Armed Forces personnel in Afghanistan to be between 14,000 and 15,000. Do you think "the enemy" has no observers or analysts?

It seems to me that this is kind of weird. If you look at the report from Tjin, troop strength in all three of these countries was reported during the time we were at war there.
Now suddenly, in our training and peace keeping missions, it is not?

Something is fishy, and no--your self-important hot air about being "secretive" is not impressing me at all. There is no need for secrecy at this point that was not there previously, perhaps more importantly back then.

You don't think terrorists monitor pages like this for intel information?

Part of my duties for the Army is to monitor social media content for possible operation security information.

The ultimate question is, why do you you care?

Yes the terrorist observe this covert overt operation for vital 411...

What makes you think they don't?

I bet they monitor FB and Twitter more.

Not if they want to be censored.

They don't need to post to be able to read!

 

[OldLady]

So fuckin what?

I may have a need to know. You do not. EOS.

Seriously, "Admiral," why would the number of troops in the Middle East for the past year and a half be "secret?" Do you honestly think the "other side" can't guestimate how many folks we have on the ground there? Do you think the American people, who pay for that deployment and also supply the men and women who are risking their lives there, have no right to know?

This is not like WWII; technology has taken those kinds of secrets straight out of the equation. Is this only being kept quiet because Trump is embarrassed he couldn't keep his promise of immediately bringing home ALL the troops?

That's right you have no right to know. Knowing which units are deployed there and the number of personnel assigned gives the enemy detailed information as to the capabilities of those troops.

I will tell you because it is public knowledge that the current force training troops in Iraq is the 4th BCT of the 101st Airborne Division. I know this because I pay attention to news releases as to troop rotations and the fact that they relieved my daughter's Cavalry regiment back in the winter.

If I had my way, you would not even know that information.

That is both more and less information than I asked for. I don't know what you think I will run out and do with that--all I wanted to know is how many US troops are currently in Iraq. You still haven't told me.

The reason we know there are about 15,000 troops in Afghanistan, according to the report Tjin gave me, is "observers and analysts" who estimated the number of U.S. Armed Forces personnel in Afghanistan to be between 14,000 and 15,000. Do you think "the enemy" has no observers or analysts?

It seems to me that this is kind of weird. If you look at the report from Tjin, troop strength in all three of these countries was reported during the time we were at war there.
Now suddenly, in our training and peace keeping missions, it is not?

Something is fishy, and no--your self-important hot air about being "secretive" is not impressing me at all. There is no need for secrecy at this point that was not there previously, perhaps more importantly back then.

You don't think terrorists monitor pages like this for intel information?

Part of my duties for the Army is to monitor social media content for possible operation security information.

The ultimate question is, why do you you care?

I asked my questions first and I'd like an answer, please, sttab.

 

[Moonglow]

Seriously, "Admiral," why would the number of troops in the Middle East for the past year and a half be "secret?" Do you honestly think the "other side" can't guestimate how many folks we have on the ground there? Do you think the American people, who pay for that deployment and also supply the men and women who are risking their lives there, have no right to know?

This is not like WWII; technology has taken those kinds of secrets straight out of the equation. Is this only being kept quiet because Trump is embarrassed he couldn't keep his promise of immediately bringing home ALL the troops?

That's right you have no right to know. Knowing which units are deployed there and the number of personnel assigned gives the enemy detailed information as to the capabilities of those troops.

I will tell you because it is public knowledge that the current force training troops in Iraq is the 4th BCT of the 101st Airborne Division. I know this because I pay attention to news releases as to troop rotations and the fact that they relieved my daughter's Cavalry regiment back in the winter.

If I had my way, you would not even know that information.

That is both more and less information than I asked for. I don't know what you think I will run out and do with that--all I wanted to know is how many US troops are currently in Iraq. You still haven't told me.

The reason we know there are about 15,000 troops in Afghanistan, according to the report Tjin gave me, is "observers and analysts" who estimated the number of U.S. Armed Forces personnel in Afghanistan to be between 14,000 and 15,000. Do you think "the enemy" has no observers or analysts?

It seems to me that this is kind of weird. If you look at the report from Tjin, troop strength in all three of these countries was reported during the time we were at war there.
Now suddenly, in our training and peace keeping missions, it is not?

Something is fishy, and no--your self-important hot air about being "secretive" is not impressing me at all. There is no need for secrecy at this point that was not there previously, perhaps more importantly back then.

You don't think terrorists monitor pages like this for intel information?

Part of my duties for the Army is to monitor social media content for possible operation security information.

The ultimate question is, why do you you care?

Yes the terrorist observe this covert overt operation for vital 411...

What makes you think they don't?

They know that all you can give the the inside info on is WWII.

 

[toobfreak]

I have gone to Google, bing and duckduckgo and cannot find the answer to this question.
It appears we have some there--the Iraq government is about to vote on kicking out ALL foreign troops, because they don't want to be mixed up in our antagonisms against Iran. The article says we have troops there.

I have not heard that all troops have been pulled out of Syria, either.

Does anyone know, or can anyone find the answer?

(Yeah, I know there are rumors we might send anywhere from 5,000 to 120,000 in response to Iran's posturing, and I know Trump is sending 1,500 or so somewhere over there. It is all very fuzzy. Who says the media doesn't work with the administration? I swear they're keeping this mum.)

You have no need to know.
Loose lips sink ships.
The only answer you need is that WE HAVE ENOUGH.
And undoubtedly there are Iranian moonbats here like Moonglow who would probably go running to the Iranians to tell them.

 

[Admiral Rockwell Tory]

I may have a need to know. You do not. EOS.

Seriously, "Admiral," why would the number of troops in the Middle East for the past year and a half be "secret?" Do you honestly think the "other side" can't guestimate how many folks we have on the ground there? Do you think the American people, who pay for that deployment and also supply the men and women who are risking their lives there, have no right to know?

This is not like WWII; technology has taken those kinds of secrets straight out of the equation. Is this only being kept quiet because Trump is embarrassed he couldn't keep his promise of immediately bringing home ALL the troops?

That's right you have no right to know. Knowing which units are deployed there and the number of personnel assigned gives the enemy detailed information as to the capabilities of those troops.

I will tell you because it is public knowledge that the current force training troops in Iraq is the 4th BCT of the 101st Airborne Division. I know this because I pay attention to news releases as to troop rotations and the fact that they relieved my daughter's Cavalry regiment back in the winter.

If I had my way, you would not even know that information.

That is both more and less information than I asked for. I don't know what you think I will run out and do with that--all I wanted to know is how many US troops are currently in Iraq. You still haven't told me.

The reason we know there are about 15,000 troops in Afghanistan, according to the report Tjin gave me, is "observers and analysts" who estimated the number of U.S. Armed Forces personnel in Afghanistan to be between 14,000 and 15,000. Do you think "the enemy" has no observers or analysts?

It seems to me that this is kind of weird. If you look at the report from Tjin, troop strength in all three of these countries was reported during the time we were at war there.
Now suddenly, in our training and peace keeping missions, it is not?

Something is fishy, and no--your self-important hot air about being "secretive" is not impressing me at all. There is no need for secrecy at this point that was not there previously, perhaps more importantly back then.

You don't think terrorists monitor pages like this for intel information?

Part of my duties for the Army is to monitor social media content for possible operation security information.

The ultimate question is, why do you you care?

I asked my questions first and I'd like an answer, please, sttab.

I already answered. You do not have a need to know. Have a nice day!

 

[OldLady]

Seriously, "Admiral," why would the number of troops in the Middle East for the past year and a half be "secret?" Do you honestly think the "other side" can't guestimate how many folks we have on the ground there? Do you think the American people, who pay for that deployment and also supply the men and women who are risking their lives there, have no right to know?

This is not like WWII; technology has taken those kinds of secrets straight out of the equation. Is this only being kept quiet because Trump is embarrassed he couldn't keep his promise of immediately bringing home ALL the troops?

That's right you have no right to know. Knowing which units are deployed there and the number of personnel assigned gives the enemy detailed information as to the capabilities of those troops.

I will tell you because it is public knowledge that the current force training troops in Iraq is the 4th BCT of the 101st Airborne Division. I know this because I pay attention to news releases as to troop rotations and the fact that they relieved my daughter's Cavalry regiment back in the winter.

If I had my way, you would not even know that information.

That is both more and less information than I asked for. I don't know what you think I will run out and do with that--all I wanted to know is how many US troops are currently in Iraq. You still haven't told me.

The reason we know there are about 15,000 troops in Afghanistan, according to the report Tjin gave me, is "observers and analysts" who estimated the number of U.S. Armed Forces personnel in Afghanistan to be between 14,000 and 15,000. Do you think "the enemy" has no observers or analysts?

It seems to me that this is kind of weird. If you look at the report from Tjin, troop strength in all three of these countries was reported during the time we were at war there.
Now suddenly, in our training and peace keeping missions, it is not?

Something is fishy, and no--your self-important hot air about being "secretive" is not impressing me at all. There is no need for secrecy at this point that was not there previously, perhaps more importantly back then.

Being a civilian, you truly do not have a need to know. It is what it is.

So why all of a sudden do I not have a right to know, when it was alright to tell me while we had actual wars going on in those places?
It is not what it is. Something is rotten in Denmark.

Well they want to say that Trump is not a war democrat..

I'm not the conspiracy theory type, but I am beginning to wonder if that is indeed the answer. I do know that when the DOD tells the media to keep quiet about something, they do. I have asked on the search engines "How many us troops in Iraq 2019" etc. and have gotten many articles that very carefully avoid the questiom. because the media won't print facts it can't confirm and they can't confirm any numbers. I would never knowingly ask a question that would put a soldier in harm's way, but I just don't believe this malarkey about it being some kind of deep operational secret makes sense.

Would the DOD actually take an order from the President telling them to keep this kind of information mum just to make him look good? I realize he is the Commander in Chief, but .... REALLY?

 

[Moonglow]

That's right you have no right to know. Knowing which units are deployed there and the number of personnel assigned gives the enemy detailed information as to the capabilities of those troops.

I will tell you because it is public knowledge that the current force training troops in Iraq is the 4th BCT of the 101st Airborne Division. I know this because I pay attention to news releases as to troop rotations and the fact that they relieved my daughter's Cavalry regiment back in the winter.

If I had my way, you would not even know that information.

That is both more and less information than I asked for. I don't know what you think I will run out and do with that--all I wanted to know is how many US troops are currently in Iraq. You still haven't told me.

The reason we know there are about 15,000 troops in Afghanistan, according to the report Tjin gave me, is "observers and analysts" who estimated the number of U.S. Armed Forces personnel in Afghanistan to be between 14,000 and 15,000. Do you think "the enemy" has no observers or analysts?

It seems to me that this is kind of weird. If you look at the report from Tjin, troop strength in all three of these countries was reported during the time we were at war there.
Now suddenly, in our training and peace keeping missions, it is not?

Something is fishy, and no--your self-important hot air about being "secretive" is not impressing me at all. There is no need for secrecy at this point that was not there previously, perhaps more importantly back then.

Being a civilian, you truly do not have a need to know. It is what it is.

So why all of a sudden do I not have a right to know, when it was alright to tell me while we had actual wars going on in those places?
It is not what it is. Something is rotten in Denmark.

Well they want to say that Trump is not a war democrat..

I'm not the conspiracy theory type, but I am beginning to wonder if that is indeed the answer. I do know that when the DOD tells the media to keep quiet about something, they do. I have asked on the search engines "How many us troops in Iraq 2019" etc. and have gotten many articles that very carefully avoid the questiom. because the media won't print facts it can't confirm and they can't confirm any numbers. I would never knowingly ask a question that would put a soldier in harm's way, but I just don't believe this malarkey about it being some kind of deep operational secret makes sense.

Would the DOD actually take an order from the President telling them to keep this kind of information mum just to make him look good? I realize he is the Commander in Chief, but .... REALLY?

You know how it is with a personality like Trumps, he doesn't want people to know because he can't stand to be told no or it's not allowed.

 

[OldLady]

I'll be happy if the Admiral stays out of it, but just so y'all know, the reason I asked was that another poster in another thread was commending Trump for having brought home all our troops from the Middle East. I wondered if I had missed something big, because that would be headline news, yes? So I figured I would just Google it and get a quick answer.

And the door was closed. So then I got curious.

 

[Marion Morrison]

I'll be happy if the Admiral stays out of it, but just so y'all know, the reason I asked was that another poster in another thread was commending Trump for having brought home all our troops from the Middle East. I wondered if I had missed something big, because that would be headline news, yes? So I figured I would just Google it and get a quick answer.

And the door was closed. So then I got curious.

"Another poster" is incorrect.

 

[OldLady]

That is both more and less information than I asked for. I don't know what you think I will run out and do with that--all I wanted to know is how many US troops are currently in Iraq. You still haven't told me.

The reason we know there are about 15,000 troops in Afghanistan, according to the report Tjin gave me, is "observers and analysts" who estimated the number of U.S. Armed Forces personnel in Afghanistan to be between 14,000 and 15,000. Do you think "the enemy" has no observers or analysts?

It seems to me that this is kind of weird. If you look at the report from Tjin, troop strength in all three of these countries was reported during the time we were at war there.
Now suddenly, in our training and peace keeping missions, it is not?

Something is fishy, and no--your self-important hot air about being "secretive" is not impressing me at all. There is no need for secrecy at this point that was not there previously, perhaps more importantly back then.

Being a civilian, you truly do not have a need to know. It is what it is.

So why all of a sudden do I not have a right to know, when it was alright to tell me while we had actual wars going on in those places?
It is not what it is. Something is rotten in Denmark.

Well they want to say that Trump is not a war democrat..

I'm not the conspiracy theory type, but I am beginning to wonder if that is indeed the answer. I do know that when the DOD tells the media to keep quiet about something, they do. I have asked on the search engines "How many us troops in Iraq 2019" etc. and have gotten many articles that very carefully avoid the questiom. because the media won't print facts it can't confirm and they can't confirm any numbers. I would never knowingly ask a question that would put a soldier in harm's way, but I just don't believe this malarkey about it being some kind of deep operational secret makes sense.

Would the DOD actually take an order from the President telling them to keep this kind of information mum just to make him look good? I realize he is the Commander in Chief, but .... REALLY?

You know how it is with a personality like Trumps, he doesn't want people to know because he can't stand to be told no or it's not allowed.

Well, when Trump made that pronouncement that ISIS was finished and everyone was coming home, I figured there were probably some quiet talks going on with him among the Generals. I just didn't realize that one man could cause the enormous Department of Defense, which eats such a remarkable chunk of our budget, to be unaccountable in any sense. I was not asking for anything dangerous--for any of you yahoos who think it is, you need to get over yourselves. I remember the Vietnam War, and we knew how many of our boys were there. Do you think the North Vietnamese didn't listen to Walter Cronkite? LOL