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Jobs that will be open. there will be 522,000 computer software and programming jobs that open up. more than 100,000 pharmacists, 224,000 electricians and 132,000 welders. we're talking about potentially millions of jobs that will be open if the americans have the skills that are necessary. >> we are watching live pictures. we will see you at the top of the hour. thank you, sir. and coming up next we will take you back to the search iffer the missing plane. but first the growing crisis in ukraine. pro russian mill tands with a face off in the east. we are live on the ground to show us the unfo...

To be 5% reduction in housing allowances, military retirees and active duty family members are going to be paying more deductibles and copays. a 1% cap on pay raises, and shrinking the army from 522,000 soldiers, between 440,000 and 450,000. also, the commissaries, i know, are going to be seeing some cuts, and there's a potential for an increase in your grocery bill, for $3,000. how does that make you feel? >> well, i'll tell you what. it does affect my family, but from what i hear from our readers over at military.com's spouse buzz blog, these cuts, we know they have to have. we know we're dr...

Not equipment. >> they're talking about the f-35 and the new tank they want to force down everybody's throat. >> how about the tanks we gave the muslim brotherhood. that would be a good way to start cutting. >> you keep talking about all the places where there's terrorism. eric's put his finger on it. we can no the policemen of the world. let's protect our interests, but we don't have the circle the globe with united states military presence, and a lot of the budget is double. >> isn't that two different arguments? >> while we're drawing down, our enemies are getting bigger, stronger, and mean...

Can affect judgment, but placing politics above duty is tragic. it is tragic, and it is unforgivable. the american people and our armed forces deserve better. >> put simply, there's not going to be an uprising in congress if the u.s. walks away from afghanistan completely. yes, folks in the military will be upset, and in the intelligence community, about losing a base of operations. there is concern that al qaeda, the taliban, could fill the void left by american troops. but without a bsa and without a credible partner in the afghanistan government, it's tough for any lawmaker to make the case...

Just during the time of george w. bush was president, we more than doubled what we spend on the military. but today, pentagon proposed cutting that budget. sort of. by law, the size of the military and the military budget are both scheduled to shrink over the next few years and by a lot. congress already voted the army should shrink from 522,000 soldiers to 420,000. congress already voted that the marine corps should shrink from 190,000 marines to 175,000. that's already law. congress voted for that. scheduled to go into effect if nothing else happens. that's the sequester they voted for. what...