I'm not disputing that Australia has more troops deployed on all operations around the world at the moment - it's really not possible to make an effective comparison becasue I don't know what we could muster up right now if we were to commit troops to a war effort anywhere just now.

According to our government, we have just over 1,500 troops on overseas missions, UN, NATO and otherwise, right now.

Not exactly a shining commitment to peacekeeping and humanitarian aid.