Armies

(CNN) -- Both the armed services of Iraq and the United States are smaller than they were in 1990. Iraq's forces are smaller because of their devastating losses in the 1991 Gulf War and the arms embargo that has been in place ever since. The U.S. military is smaller after undergoing downsizing at the end of the Cold War. U.S. President-elect George W. Bush, however, is promising more military spending in an effort to modernize the military and improve readiness.

Iraq

1990

Troops
1 million active troops and 500,000 reservists

Tanks
5,500

Combat Aircraft
665

Warships
5

2000

Troops
429,000 active and reserve forces

Tanks
2,700

Combat aircraft
311

Warships
2 frigates

United States

1990

2.04 million active personnel and 1.1 million reservists. 425,000 personnel were deployed to the Gulf.

Tanks
15,440 with 4,000 deployed to the Gulf.

Combat aircraft
6,016 with 1,800 in the Gulf area.

Warships
325 total commissioned ships around the world.

2000

1.38 million active personnel and 1.5 million reservists. Military currently has 20,000 personnel in the Gulf.

Tanks
8,321 (Army and Marines)

Combat aircraft (bombers and fight/attack aircraft)
2,953

Warships
374 total commissioned ships

Sources: USNI military database, "The Military Balance," published by the International Insitute for Strategic Studies, and Jane's Fighting Ships.