Word: counterweighed
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...country with enough military power to defend against hostile neighbors -- but not so much that it could continue to threaten them. A rough gauge of where that balance lies can be found in the military muscle of Iran and Syria, the two heavies that Iraq's forces must counterweigh. Iran commands 504,000 soldiers, 185 combat aircraft and perhaps 500 tanks. Syria has 404,000 troops, 558 combat planes and 4,000 tanks. Iraq's losses in the current struggle have pared its hardware roughly to Syria's level. But since a country that is only defending its territory generally...
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