Pentagon tidak mengatakan berapa banyak dukungan tentara yang akan dikirimkan, namun diperkirakan oleh Kantor Anggaran Kongres bahwa gelombang pengiriman tentara itu bisa mencapai antara 35.000 sampai 48.000 prajurit, ketika pasukan pendukung itu dihitung.
The Pentagon has not said how many support troops it will send but disputes an estimate by the Congressional Budget Office that the surge could grow to between 35,000 and 48,000 additional troops when support forces are taken into account.