The Army recently dropped its widely quoted statistic that 333,000 soldiers are deployed in 120 countries after a defense analyst notified the service that the figures didn't add up. The new statistic quoted on a public Web site -- that only 272,000 soldiers are "serving" in 120 countries -- calls into question how the service arrived at the 333,000 figure in the first place, and whether it miscounted. Or, as the defense analyst suggests, if the Army simply "misplaced" some...
