Obama plans to cut tens of thousands of ground troops

Rueters ^ | 1/4/12 | Laura MacInnis and David Alexander

[Nachum]

(Reuters) - The Obama administration will unveil a "more realistic" vision for the military on Thursday, with plans to cut tens of thousands of ground troops and invest more in air and sea power at a time of fiscal restraint, officials familiar with the plans said on Wednesday.

The strategic review of U.S. security interests will also emphasize an American presence in Asia, with less attention overall to Europe, Africa and Latin America alongside slower growth in the Pentagon's budget, the officials said.

Though specific budget cut and troop reduction figures are not set to be announced on Thursday, officials confirmed to Reuters they would amount to a 10-15 percent decline in Army and Marine Corps numbers over the next decade, translating to tens of thousands of troops.

[RetiredTexasVet]

Shades of Slick Willy. Instead of Slick Willy’s brilliant idea of making 1/3 to 1/2 of each division guard and reserve with no training and no equipment, the Food Stamp President will just turn them loose with an economy that is in the pits. Trying to cause social unrest seems to be the objective.

[AzSteven]

If we’re going to cut tens of thousands, why was there such a big rush to get the sexual disorientation crowd into the military? With a smaller military, it would seem that we’d only want America’s best.

Now they will have an even larger impact on the overall military population. Almost like a plan, really.

[ExTexasRedhead]

How many white surrender flags did he order?

[Karliner]

They can be stationed on the borders, relax and help ping bogies until the Mexicans know we mean business.

[yoe]

Obama works for some other country as he can’t possible be an American President...saying from the get go he would transform our nation and Michelle saying we would even have to give up some traditions....what they mean is America will no longer represent the Land of The Free except for the elites of which Obama is Chief Thug. What other country reduces its security in the face of on going terrorism...Obama seems to want this nation to be vanquished along with Israel. Impeachment anyone?