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Wow, some historical (hysterical) blindness here. The drawdown in forces that folks blame on Clinton started under Bush. But to blame it on either of them is patently ridiculous. The drawdown happened because we won the Cold War, and Reagan-era spending simply wasn't necessary anymore. The only reason the Pentagon has for justifying current spending is the 2-war scenario, where we are fighting a war in both the middle east and in korea. Once Iraq is back in the ranks of peaceful society, I wonder how the military chiefs will be able to justify current levels of spending.
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"In Iraq, no doubt about it, it's tough. It's hard work. It's incredibly hard. It's - and it's hard work. I understand how hard it is. I get the casualty reports every day. I see on the TV screens how hard it is. But it's necessary work. We're making progress. It is hard work."
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