About 700 American troops, however, remain there to provide security, he said.

About 12,000 troops from Britain and seven other countries are also on the ground.

Officials had suggested that only about 1,500 troops might be moved.

Inevitably, in Washington, military officials are talking about more troops.

American officials said the invasion plan calls for about 20,000 troops, most from the Army.

And how do you expect us to feel about foreign troops on our soil?

The unit was believed to have about four times that many troops.

The British strength was up to about 3,500 troops and weapons.

It figures to be about 200,000 troops maybe that were there.

The two wings of the French army had about 35,000 troops.