225,000 Iraq Security Forces
This is the number quoted by a Multinational Force General, just in time of the December 15 electiosn. From DefenseLink:
Iraqi security forces are in the lead, right now," Army Lt. Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chief of Multinational Security Transition Command Iraq, told Pentagon reporters during a satellite news conference from Iraq. Dempsey's organization assists the Iraqi government in developing its security forces.
Dempsey said about 225,000 Iraqi soldiers and police will be available to provide security for Iraq's Dec. 15 nationwide election. That, he said, is in contrast to the 130,000 Iraqi security forces that were available during the Jan. 30 election.
And they are steady growing:
Dempsey said current plans include establishing 10 Iraqi army infantry divisions --160,000 soldiers -- by 2007...Today about 75,000 regular Iraqi police are trained and equipped, Dempsey said, noting plans call for training 135,000 more regular police officers.