Iraqi security forces lose equivalent of NYPD in 18 months

Posted By Mike Boyer Wednesday, June 13, 2007 - 2:15 PM Share

Lt. Gen. Martin Dempsey, who just finished a stint as the U.S. military's man in charge of training Iraqi security forces, told a Congressional committee yesterday that Iraq's security forces have suffered the attrition of 32,000 men in the last 18 months.

That's a loss in manpower roughly equivalent in size to the entire NYPD.

EXPLORE:MIDDLE EAST, IRAQ, MILITARY, SECURITY
 
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