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>>>"Where is Bush going to turn to now? Where is his reliable source of information now Iraq is spinning out of control?<<<
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Post-Saddam Iraq now has 116,000 in uniform

SPECIAL TO WORLD TRIBUNE.COM
Tuesday, November 11, 2003
The number of Iraqi military and security forces now totals 116,000.

As of Oct. 31, Iraqi nationals comprise the second largest contingent in that country, according to a Defense Department report. The United States leads with 131,000 troops, followed by Iraq with 116,000.

This marked a significant increase in the growth of the Iraqi troop level over the last two months. On Sept. 10, Iraqi forces totaled 62,000 police, military and security forces, Middle East Newsline reported.

The report said the Iraqi Border Police has 11,600 troops, with a requirement of 25,700. The formation of the police was said to have been nearly completed with 60,400 officers recruited out of a required total of 71,000.
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In all, 115,700 Iraqi soldiers and security troops have been operating out of a required manpower level of 221,000. The report said Iraqis comprise 43 percent of all military and security forces that operate in Iraq.
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The report said crude oil production has exceeded 2.1 million barrels per day, an increase of nearly 600,000 barrels since September. The seven-day oil export average between Oct. 24 and 30 was reported at 1.4 million barrels per day.

By December 2004, the Pentagon aims to increase Iraqi crude oil production to 3.1 million barrels per day, the capacity before the U.S.-led war in Iraq.
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3.1 million X $20 - $62,000,000/day