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All of them are out to 150, 160, 170,000 troops. almost all of them are out to 20 or 30,000 left right now. all of them are supposed to be out by the end of the year. lets see if a contingent stays next year and beyond. if you eliminate all those ground forces, two active fronts in a war, you dont need the troops. you can cut and go from 500,000 to 450,000 and whatever it is and not lose much. it was doable and a lot of these big ticket items, you mentioned them. you dont need them anymore with ...
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