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Before labels, there are calls for hygiene regulations to be looked at too. there is no doubt schemes like this will he _ there is no doubt schemes like this will be good for people and the environment, but i suspect with the budget— environment, but i suspect with the budget coming up and all the demands for government funding we will see more _ for government funding we will see more calls— for government funding we will see more calls like this in the weeks to come _ more calls like this ...

China down as number two. >> reporter: he put north korea and isis third and fourth. meanwhile, the u.s. army announced today it is cutting 40,000 troops from its ranks, which will result in the smallest ground force since 9/11. >> these cuts will impact nearly every army installation both in the continental united states and overseas. >> reporter: 28 installations in all, the army is effectively firing 17,000 army civilians, too. >> these arent cuts the army wants to make. these are cuts requir...

Our panel. syndicated columnist george will. julie pace white house correspondent for the associated press and jason riley, columnist with the "wall street journal." george. >> it is to say no more dischord ant to simultaneously say the army is going to be substantially cut and that the biggest threat we face is from a european land mass nation russia dismembering another nation in the middle of the european land mass. so thats odd. but what were really beginning to talk about now, and the gentl...

China down as number two. >> reporter: he put north korea and isis third and fourth. meanwhile, the u.s. army announced today it is cutting 40,000 troops from its ranks, which will result in the smallest ground force since 9/11. >> these cuts will impact nearly every army installation both in the continental united states and overseas. >> reporter: 28 installations in all, the army is effectively firing 17,000 army civilians, too. >> these arent cuts the army wants to make. these are cuts requir...

Sharply in the past five years. this will take the army to the smallest size since 2011. in 2010 there were nearly 570,000 soldiers in the u.s. army. right now there are a little more than 490,000, a decrease of 13.5% in the past five years alone. and it is not just the active duty service that will be cut but 17,000 civilians in the army will also effectively be fired. the armys number two sister was asked this morning why they are making these cuts now? >> these arent cuts the army wants to ma...

In 2010, there were 570000 soldiers in the u.s. army. and it is a decrease of 13.5 percent in the past five years alone. and the army announced it is cutting 40000 more troops and 17000 army civilians will affectively be fired. they were asked why they are making the cuts now. >> the army is tasked with going 490450 in the next two years. >> these are not cuts that the army wants to make and these are cuts required by the budget environment in which we operate. >> we are told that all bases here...

Michael whairt ta did respond in a letter saying the faa values the role of general aviation and understands its importance to our nation. the current budget environment is requiring us to make difficult budget decisions. the eaa is petitioning the court to intervene. a decision could come in the midst of august. >> that $279,000 diddy, i mentioned you could pick that up. where are you going to park that? >> reporter: pocket change. ill park it in your garage. you can drive 0 it anyti anytim l...

Tower, the faa said due to sequester, there was no money to pay for it. put them up or cancel. >> with the proviso if you dont pay for the services, we wont be there, you cant have an event. we already contracted, sold, had in place this event. so that is -- you cant define being held hostage more accurately than that, i dont know what else you would say. >> reporter: the eaa petition, senators and congressman wrote the faa, the administrator responded, the faa values the role of general aviatio...

So that is, if you cant, define being held hostage more accurately than that i dont know what else you would say. >> reporter: pilots are wearing buttons say this isnt over. they are petitioning the latest ruling, the latest budget cuts saying they already paid for the air traffic controllers with a tax on fuel. they also believe the pilots are being arbitrarily targeted because it is politically expedient. paid pilots, private pilots and general aviation as fat cats who can afford their own pla...