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Land wars for the army on its horizon, it is time to cut and save money. though local communities could pay a price. >> it is hard to justify, you know the force size we had at the peak of iraq and afghanistan, given employment and commitments that we have today. that means there will be fewer people working at grocery stores. fewer teachers at the school. so the economic impacts will expand out from the base. >> reporter: even as outgoing chairman warned the u.s. is entering the time of what he...

Joint chiefs chairman general martin dempsey warns that todays global security environment is the most unpredictable he has seen in 40 years of military service. >> global disorder has trended upward while some of our comparative advantages have begun to erode. >> reporter: deeply concerning as the pentagon prepares the military to fight nonstate actors such as isis and aqap in extended conflicts that look much like the current fighting in iraq and syria. >> we really are in a state of what i wo...

New normal says the pentagon in its latest military assessment. joint chiefs chairman general martin dempsey warns that todays global security environment is the most unpredictable he has seen in 40 years of military service. >> global disorder has trended upward while some of our comparative advantages have begun to erode. >> deeply concerning as the pentagon prepares the military to fight nonstate actors such as isis, and aqap in extended conflicts we really are in a state of a new normal wher...