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To: Bilow who wrote (70119)	1/29/2003 9:51:36 PM
From: Ilaine	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

Carl - I posted earlier today a link to a story that we've got 100,000 regular military being sent to Iraq and close to 95,000 reserves. Give it up. reuters.com

To: Bilow who wrote (70119)	1/29/2003 10:23:02 PM
From: LindyBill	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

We're around halfway to where we would have to be to have a war, maybe a bit more. Carl, why do you refuse to admit that we are not going to the "Troops on the Ground" that you have set as a figure before the invasion? We have had article after article about this.

To: Bilow who wrote (70119)	2/7/2003 1:09:30 AM
From: Bilow	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

Hi all; Updated mobilization figures. 16,979 reservists mobilized this week, bringing the total mobilized to a new high since 9/11: Date Total Change ------------- ------- -------- Nov 21, 2001 55,121 xxx Nov 28, 2001 57,087 1,966 Dec 5, 2001 56,664 ( 423 ) Dec 12, 2001 58,741 2,077 Dec 19, 2001 60,350 1,609 Dec 26, 2001 61,912 1,562 Jan 2, 2002 61,373 ( 539 ) Jan 9, 2002 67,793 6,420 Jan 16, 2002 70,180 2,387 Jan 23, 2002 71,386 1,206 Jan 30, 2002 72,203 817 Feb 6, 2002 73,428 1,225 Feb 13, 2002 75,356 1,928 Feb 20, 2002 76,274 918 Feb 27, 2002 79,269 2,995 Mar 6, 2002 78,378 ( 891 ) Mar 13, 2002 80,576 2,198 Mar 20, 2002 80,708 132 Mar 27, 2002 81,193 485 Apr 3, 2002 83,259 2,066 Apr 10, 2002 83,264 5 Apr 17, 2002 82,607 343 Apr 24, 2002 81,926 ( 681 ) May 1, 2002 81,235 ( 691 ) May 8, 2002 81,741 506 May 15, 2002 81,552 ( 189 ) May 22, 2002 81,403 ( 149 ) May 29, 2002 83,746 2,343 June 5, 2002 83,129 ( 617 ) June 12, 2002 84,605 1,476 June 19, 2002 85,415 ( 810 ) June 26, 2002 85,592 177 July 3, 2002 84,880 ( 712 ) July 10, 2002 83,470 ( 1,410 ) July 17, 2002 82,515 ( 1,045 ) July 24, 2002 80,614 ( 1,901 ) July 31, 2002 79,780 ( 834 ) Aug 7, 2002 79,124 ( 656 ) Aug 14, 2002 78,080 ( 1,044 ) Aug 21, 2002 76,518 ( 1,562 ) Aug 28, 2002 74,468 ( 2,050 ) Sep 4, 2002 76,658 2,190 Sep 11, 2002 74,120 ( 2,538 ) Sep 18, 2002 72,269 ( 1,851 ) Sep 25, 2002 67,680 ( 4,589 ) Oct 2, 2002 65,411 ( 2,269 ) Oct 9, 2002 59,990 ( 5,421 ) Oct 16, 2002 59,067 ( 893 ) Oct 23, 2002 58,133 ( 964 ) Oct 30, 2002 57,721 ( 412 ) Nov 6, 2002 51,336 ( 6,385 ) Nov 13, 2002 51,358 22 Nov 20, 2002 50,622 ( 736 ) Nov 27, 2002 51,073 451 Dec 4, 2002 50,755 ( 318 ) Dec 10, 2002 50,825 70 Dec 18, 2002 55,530 4,704 Dec 24, 2002 53,217 ( 2,313 ) Dec 31, 2002 53,816 599 Jan 8, 2003 56,695 2,879 Jan 15, 2003 58,894 2,199 Jan 22, 2003 78,906 20,012 Jan 29, 2003 94,624 15,718 Feb 5, 2003 111,603 16,979 This week the Army, Navy, and Marine Corps each announce an increase of reservists on active duty in support of the partial mobilization. The Air Force announces a decrease. The net collective result is 16,979 more reservists than last week. defenselink.mil -- Carl P.S. I am way busy this week, and am now 750 messages behind. Let's see if I can catch up...