Did you even read what you quoted? From your quote:
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The Clinton administration's use of force (or lack thereof) may be controversial, but the Clinton Pentagon oversaw the most successful defense drawdown in U.S. history -- cutting military personnel by 15 percent more than the previous administration had planned while retaining a high state of readiness and a strong global deterrence posture.
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What does that mean? It means that Bush I cut the military to the bone to take the so-called "peace dividend", and then Clinton took it 15% FURTHER. Your links prove my point FOR me. Yeah, we've got a high state of readiness, which is why we're scrambling for troops in Iraq. Damn, those 15% of the armed forces personnel would have sure come in handy about a year ago...but they'd already been cut.