Uhm, perhaps he is a little more informed on what our military needs and what it doesn't need.
Let's face it...the only reason we have as many military installations as we do is the Cold War. We needed a lot of bases so the soviets would have to use up a lot of their nukes on them and might miss a few...and putting all the hardware in a few spots was strategically stupid. Now...we probably do have too many bases. There are many facilities that could be combined...especially facilities in the same town..ie Randolf and Brooks in San Antonio.
Before the flames come...I'm 14 1/2 years AF and I know a little about the subject and am not putting down the military.