Planned troop cuts draw fire on the Hill
House Armed Services Committee members from both parties pushed against the Pentagon\'s cost-saving plans to reduce the size of the Army and Marine Corps.
House Armed Services Committee members from both parties pushed against the Pentagon’s cost-saving plans to reduce the size of the Army and Marine Corps. Committee members cited the recent unrest in the Middle East as a potential example for why the military may need to sustain a larger ground force. Gov Exec reports that Defense Secretary Robert Gates explained the reduction in force would not begin until 2015.
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