From Rusty: "Al-Jazeera's got an interactive map of the Syrian opposition forces on its
site, with detailed information on the number of forces purportedly aligned
against the regime. I was bored, so I started adding up the numbers. I
stopped around 600,000. All the little circles were making my eyes
hurt and it was becoming difficult to keep track of them all. This would make the Syrian rebels about twice the size of the regime army and the ninth largest standing army in the world (Syria is number 15), ahead of both Iran and Egypt.
These numbers seem just a teensy bit inflated to me. What do you think?"
hurt and it was becoming difficult to keep track of them all. This would make the Syrian rebels about twice the size of the regime army and the ninth largest standing army in the world (Syria is number 15), ahead of both Iran and Egypt.
These numbers seem just a teensy bit inflated to me. What do you think?"
