немного статистики из Тайма - по линку с обложкой:
- 30 .000 солдат
- 50,000 kонтраkторov !!!
- 45,000 единиц техники
- на 15 базах, 38 склaдах, плюс 18 складов с горючим и 10 - с боеприпасами
There are civilians who would probably want to head for the exit when GIs started packing. They include some 50,000 U.S. contractors and tens of thousands of Iraqis who might need protection if we left the country.
Slowing things down further is the sheer volume of stuff that we would have to take with us — or destroy if we couldn't. Military officials recently told Congress that 45,000 ground-combat vehicles — a good portion of the entire U.S. inventory of tanks, helicopters, armored personnel carriers, trucks and humvees — are now in Iraq. They are spread across 15 bases, 38 supply depots, 18 fuel-supply centers and 10 ammo dumps