[John123]

Local press reports indicate that Clinton responded to Brown’s question by claiming that "In every respect, military readiness was greater when I left office than it is today." "The Republicans gutted the military,” Clinton asserted.

Somehow, I don't believe it... can anybody here can refute Clinton's BS?

[art_rocks]

Under Bush 41, the military went from 18 to 10 divisions. This is what most people remember from the 90s.

Here is what Clinton did: Out of the remaining 10 divisions, he took out another 25%. For example, with an armor battalion with 4 companies, he took out one company plus the associated support personnel in the battalion HQs and the Forward Support Battalion. This means you lost a company of tanks, plus the mechanics, medics, and commo people who would support that company. This what most people don’t know.