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Originally Posted by spunkmaster
This is what was cut under Clinton and the fucking idiot Republicans went along with it and were happy to sign off on the cuts !
Cut 709,000 REGULAR (ACTIVE DUTY) PERSONNEL
Cut 293,000 RESERVE TROOPS
Cut EIGHT STANDING ARMY DIVISIONS
Cut 20 AIR FORCE AND NAVY AIR WINGS WITH 2,000 COMBAT AIRCRAFT
Cut 232 STRATEGIC BOMBERS
Cut 19 STRATEGIC BALLISTIC MISSILE SUBMARINES WITH
3,114 NUCLEAR WARHEADS AND 232 MISSILES
Cut 500 ICBMs WITH 1,950 WARHEADS
Cut FOUR AIRCRAFT CARRIERS AND 121 SURFACE COMBAT SHIPS AND SUBMARINES
PLUS ALL THE SUPPORT BASES, SHIPYARDS, AND LOGISTICAL ASSETS NEEDED TO SUSTAIN SUCH A NAVAL FORCE
Add to this the idea Les Aspin (Clinton's first Secretary of Defense) had to shift 50% of the active duty role to the reserves !
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lmao. And who initiated those cuts you are talking about? That's correct, Bush Sr. Bush Sr cut the US Military by $46.6 BILLION where-as Clinton increased the military budget by $15.1 BILLION. Clinton inherited a weaker military from Bush Sr. and Bush Jr. inherited a stronger military from Clinton. Funny how that works eh? =)