Pentagon’s Proposed Cuts to Ground Forces
Pentagon’s Proposed Cuts to Ground Forces: Not as Bad as You Might Think (For Now)… By Janine Davidson, Council on Foreign Relations
… I am sympathetic to the critics’ arguments that we cannot wish away the need for robust and ready ground forces. But considering the numbers in historical and strategic perspective, and assuming the Army is not forced to cut more soldiers due to sequestration (a big gamble), this round of cuts does not seem quite as dramatic…