>>>>>"More than 20 special operations forces are in Pakistan to train the Frontier Corps" - how many soldiers is "20 forces"? The military something surely has weird units of measure. Up to now, it was 1 troop (also an unknown number of people per one), now it's 1 force.
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>>>>Did you know there are 2 scoops of raisins in a package of Kellogg's Raisin Bran?
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>>>My pursuit of knowledge never got that far.
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>>>I fail to grasp the wisdom... can you enlighten me?
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>>It's like you asking, "How many soldiers is 20 'forces'"? Just how many raisins are in "2 scoops"?
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>>Both are examples of the deliberate dissemination and marketing of imprecision.
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>In that light, one question remains: when they say "20 forces", what are they selling?

Depends on what day it is and who is volunteering information. On February 3, 2010:

U.S. defense officials say, in all, there are some 200 U.S. military personnel in Pakistan, including troops that guard the sprawling American embassy in Islamabad.

Among them are more than 100 Special Operations troops training the Pakistani Frontier Corps, said the officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity because the issue is so sensitive.


http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE61304220100204

Now, I would never consider that to be completely inaccurate, because perhaps on the day the source was questioned, it was. My personal experience has always been: assume the information is close (and sometimes it's not) :o)