Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, left, with Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, announcing plans to reduce Army and Marine Corps strength by 47,000, starting in 2015. Mark Wilson/Getty ImagesPentagon Seeks Biggest Military Cuts Since Before 9/11 -- New York Times
WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates said Thursday that the nation’s “extreme fiscal duress” now required him to call for cuts in the size of the Army and Marine Corps, reversing the significant growth in military spending that followed the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001.
The White House has told the Pentagon to squeeze that growth over the next five years, Mr. Gates said, reducing by $78 billion the amount available for the Pentagon, not counting the costs of its combat operations.
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ASIA
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EUROPE
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