re: 60 Iraqi battalions unaccounted for or defeated

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For a non military mind, how many troops is this?

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If they were U.S. battalions - that's about 6 divisions worth of combat power, but no services/support.

A battalion varies but for a line unit, that represents about 30k to 50k troops, give or take. Not sure exactly how the Iraqi battalions are organized, but that's ballpark.