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To: Ish who wrote (126053)	3/12/2004 9:24:47 PM
From: Bilow	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

Hi Ish; Re: "So there is only bin Laden and two of his buddies?" So you think that any group of criminals numbered more than 3 is an "army"? Maybe you've been listening too much to the US Military's slogan "army of one", LOL. No, here's the literal definition of "army", as used in military affairs, as opposed to the figurative definition used by clueless civilians: How many soldiers constitute a squad? A troop? A division? Squad = 9 -10 soldiers Platoon = 16 - 44 soldiers (2-4 squads) Company/Battery/Troop = 62 - 190 soldiers(3-5 platoons) Battalion/Squadron = 300 - 1000 soldiers(4-6 companies) Brigade/Regiment/Group = 3,000 - 5,000 soldiers (2-5 battalions) Division = 10,000 - 15,000 soldiers (normally 3 brigades in a division) Corps = 20,000 - 45,000 soldiers (2 or more divisions) Army = 50,000+ men (2 or more corps) armyhistoryfnd.org Re: "All adds up to which one precinct of the NYPD should be chasing?" The NYPD doesn't generally chase around after international criminals. There are other police forces that do that. The US military is very useful for that, but not because the criminals consist of an "army", instead it's because the criminals hang out in places where there is no police. If Afghanistan and Pakistan had police presence in the areas where Osama hangs out it would be a police matter, not a military problem. Similarly, if Osama were located in Brussels, London or Los Angeles, it would be a police problem, not a military problem. -- Carl