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Tuesday, August 17, 2004

Shoring up the military vote

President Bush announced plans Monday to recall as many as 70,000 troops from Cold War-era bases in Europe and Asia as part of a global rearrangement of forces that is aimed at making the military more agile in an age of unpredictable enemies.

The plan could significantly change the face of the U.S. military at home and abroad, in what administration officials called the largest restructuring overseas since the end of the Korean War. The typical three-year tours abroad would be sharply curtailed, and administration officials hope to ease the pressures placed on military families by the need for frequent moves.

Am I getting too cynical?

UPDATE: Maybe not. The Congressional Budget Office examined the issue and didn't seem so overwhelmingly optimistic about it as the Bush administration.

posted by chris at 1:18 PM
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