since the u.s. has committed over some hundred thousand troops in the mideast, how many are left in the states

Question

what would happen if the u.s were attacked while our troops were overseas?

Answer 1

About 900,000 active duty and another 1.2 million reserves.

http://www.globalfirepower.com/country_detail.asp?country_id=1

Answer 2

I agree with you that troops committing suicide is a horrible thing. I question the statistics however. If 430 out of 1.5 million military commit suicide, what is the corresponding rate for every 1.5 million civilians? I am a sufferer of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). It does not just affect the weak, the insecure, the average person, it can affect anyone. It also does not have to be in a military situation, look at the brave firemen and police at the WTC. The Veteran's Administration gives two years free medical help to all veterans of the war. I have met many of them. The PTSD causes them to be wary of strangers, try to be self sufficient, ignore what is going around them, feel unloved, feel different from anyone else, and feel deserted. This are just a few of the things bouncing around in their heads. Medicines are slowly catching up with PTSD. Group Therapy helps. Your question sounds good. The underlining parts of your question make it sound like the service these young men and women gave, the service of all past veterans, was a waste of time and energy. I am sorry I cannot disagree with you more. If I could I would walk up to each of them, I would shake their hand, salute, and say thank you for your brave service to our country. I do it at the VA Hospital anytime I met a Desert Storm and Iraqi Freedom Veteran.

Answer 3

If all four branches are included with reserves the number is 3 million people in the military.
But interesting fact though is there is enough guns in the hands of every day people that the states of Mississippi, Alabama, Louisiana, and Georgia, that they could fend off an invasion of the entire east coast.
Add that to law enforcement and you have the most powerful and most gun towting nations on the planet.

So any group or country that wants to play, come and get it.

Answer 4

We have over 1 million active duty troops. And approximately that many in reserve troops. We have plenty to guard the homeland in case of attack, until our overseas forces could mobilize and respond.

Answer 5

We have enough military here. We also have a lot of law enforcement and state militia (different from the National Guard). There are also many veterans of the military that could be called back up, if needed (little known laws that do exist).

Answer 6

The last number I saw had about 1.2 million active troops in the US, and about 400,000 overseas, with roughly half of the troops currently in Iraq

Answer 7

We have 1.4 million in the military, but there are a lot of them spread all over the world, Korea had 2 Divisions ( don't know what they have now. At least 1). I doubt if you are including 2 Battle Groups off of Iran and Iraq!

Answer 8

You still have about 178 bases around the world, and not sure it includes the Aleutian ones... Anyways, with what I have seen with Katrina, there is not enough to take care of your own country when it needs it!!

Answer 9

First off, good luck getting here. The Navy will mow down anyone that tries to "invade" the US.

You have to realize, not EVERYONE is in Iraq. Everyone may has BEEN to Iraq, but they aren't all there at once.

http://www.military.com/NewsContent/0,13319,137860,00.html?ESRC=navy-a.nl

Answer 10

Dude, a huge number. Only terrorists are that crazy.