In the absense of any other info I think the troop cutting is for Marxist demrat consumption only.
If he cuts back military manning by that much it will make a visible spike in unemployment. Can’t have that before the election.
That said Santorum should be hitting thasty announcement hard for putting America’s security at risk.
It will be interesting to see how the American troop deployment to Israel plays out. Not yet enough info to make an informed analysis.
It won’t happen right away, and the numbers can be gamed for a long time.
Retooling for asia is funny. China makes most of our hardware, so we will loose.