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| Pentagon rethinking plan to cut Army troops by half in Europe |
| 2007-07-23 |
| Top Pentagon officials are considering whether they should halt the drawdown of US troops stationed in Europe, a plan that may be outdated because of the war in Iraq and other world developments. A Defense Department official said Monday some defense leaders are studying whether the 2002 plan to cut troops on the continent by nearly half still makes sense today with America's two ongoing wars, worsening relations with Russia and Iran and a recent plan to grow the Army. |
| Posted by:Anonymoose |
| #5 The USDOD must have read RIAN lately. And yep, FOX NEWS today all but officialy blamed the review on the Russians and US-Russ brouhaha over GMD. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2007-07-23 23:33 |
| #4 If we're going to stay, let's move the presence to Estonia and Poland. |
| Posted by: Super Hose 2007-07-23 23:04 |
| #3 probably has more to do with recent Russian actions than anything else. |
| Posted by: crosspatch 2007-07-23 20:32 |
| #2 What a disappointment. I thought they would be cutting by more than half. Like 100%. |
| Posted by: Nimble Spemble 2007-07-23 20:09 |
| #1 Between increased recruitment and shuttered bases, they don't have enough housing back home? |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2007-07-23 19:07 |