January 27, 2012
WHICH MEANS THE CUTS ARE STILL TRIVIAL:
Pentagon to shrink US ground troops by 100,000 as part of $487bn cuts (guardian.co.uk, 26 January 2012)
Among the details Panetta disclosed:• The amy would shrink by 80,000 soldiers, from 570,000 today to 490,000 by 2017 - slightly larger than the army on 9/11.•The marine corps would drop from today's 202,000 to 182,000 also above the level on 9/11.
Posted by Orrin Judd at January 27, 2012 6:52 AM
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