Lest we forget that it was slick willie that cut our military by approx HALF (and worse in many instances) and Bush inherited a smaller army to work with.
You are correct in the numbers, but it was under Pres Bush that the plan was made. I was in the Marine Corps in the early 90s and we were just under 200K. It was a good plan then as the Soviet Union fell apart under Bush and it was felt that there was no need to maintain a "cold war" military. However, times change and so does need. Please remember that all of the services have reduced their support personnel through innovation in order to provide more "trigger pullers." However, the Corps still doesn't have as many trigger pullers as it did in 1990.
Yeah, but he inherited it six years ago!
A lot of Reserve and Guard wives are going to tell their husbands it's time to make a choice.
Bush 41 made those cuts
Let's not lie! It was Bush 41! We all know how everyone feels about President Clinton, but at least be truthful!