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<\/a><\/center><\/p>\nHere’s your “peace dividend” – the Army is continuing it’s plans to cut 40,000 more troops bringing the current manpower strength to 450,000, you know while Russia is pushing West, while we’re fully engaged with ISIS and the Taliban. While troops are deployed to Africa and the Philippines. From a link sent to us from reader “Ohio” to Reuters<\/a>;<\/p>\n The cuts would reduce the active-duty Army from its current size of about 490,000 soldiers to about 450,000, its smallest number since before the United States entered World War Two.<\/p>\n […]<\/p>\n Defense officials confirmed on Tuesday the Army was moving ahead with the plan to reduce uniformed and civilian personnel and was expected to announce details on Thursday about which units would be affected by the cuts.<\/p>\n The personnel cuts come as the Pentagon is attempting to absorb nearly $1 trillion in reductions to planned defense spending over a decade.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n “Smallest number since World War II”. You know what else would save money? If we gave the troops two-by-fours instead of rifles with which to drill. If we put cardboard signs on Humvees with “Tank” written on it in big block letters – that would save fuel. I mean if we’re going back to pre-world-war conditions, let’s go all the way back. Kaserine Pass was a great teaching point for the troops. So was Task Force Smith.<\/p>\n The “peace dividend” always has a price – and that price is always paid for in blood.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"