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Re: Army, Marines could cut 150K troops 

By: oldCADuser in FFFT | Recommend this post (3)
Tue, 27 Sep 11 2:24 AM | 96 view(s)
Boardmark this board | Food For Further Thought 		Msg. 34197 of 65535
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"...a detailed analysis by Armed Services Committee staff showing that the cuts could leave the Pentagon with its lowest share of the federal budget since before World War II..."

And this would be bad how????




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Army, Marines could cut 150K troops
By: clo in FFFT
Tue, 27 Sep 11 2:18 AM 		Msg. 34194 of 65535

Army, Marines could cut 150K troops

By CHARLES HOSKINSON | 9/26/11 10:49 AM EDT

House Republican hawks have a new weapon against automatic cuts to defense spending — a detailed analysis by Armed Services Committee staff showing that the cuts could leave the Pentagon with its lowest share of the federal budget since before World War II, shrinking the Army and Marine Corps by some 150,000 troops and leaving fewer warships and combat aircraft to project U.S. power around the world.


Read much more: http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0911/64414.html#ixzz1Z6L04c5H

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