Post by shiloh on Feb 26, 2014 23:19:05 GMT
Pentagon Plans to shrink Army to pre-WWII level
WASHINGTON: The Pentagon plans to scale back the US Army by more than an eighth to its lowest level since before World War II, signaling a shift after more than a decade of ground wars.
Saying it was time to “reset” for a new era, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel recommended shrinking American forces from 520,000 active duty troops to between 440,000 and 450,000.
In a speech outlining the proposed defense budget, he said Monday that after Iraq and Afghanistan, US military leaders no longer plan to “conduct long and large stability operations.”
continue at: tribune.com.pk/story/675925/pentagon-plans-to-shrink-us-army-to-pre-wwii-level/
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WASHINGTON: The Pentagon plans to scale back the US Army by more than an eighth to its lowest level since before World War II, signaling a shift after more than a decade of ground wars.
Saying it was time to “reset” for a new era, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel recommended shrinking American forces from 520,000 active duty troops to between 440,000 and 450,000.
In a speech outlining the proposed defense budget, he said Monday that after Iraq and Afghanistan, US military leaders no longer plan to “conduct long and large stability operations.”
continue at: tribune.com.pk/story/675925/pentagon-plans-to-shrink-us-army-to-pre-wwii-level/
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