[Red_Devil 232]

"... while reducing the pace of growth in Pentagon budgets overall and relying less on ground troops for American engagement abroad."

Can't be killing the enemy up close and personal now, can we? It is not PC. Marines are always getting the wrong end of the stick! But they will always be there when needed!

[Teacher317]

"... while reducing the pace of growth in Pentagon budgets overall and relying less on ground troops for American engagement abroad."

Didn't Clinton do the same thing with human intel assets in the Middle East, and as a result, we were woefully short on reliable information when it was needed?