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Veterans

pinboy3niner

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1. "After the Second World War, a rapid drawdown left our troops underequipped..."

Reply to Tx4obama (Original post)

Sat Jul 27, 2013, 07:07 PM

Jul 2013

That line struck me and made me wonder about the policy implications for the current U.S. drawdown. Those presidential speech lines are not thrown in idly--they are there for a reason.

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"After the Second World War, a rapid drawdown left our troops underequipped..." pinboy3niner Jul 2013 #1

I agree, pin. blm Jul 2013 #2

Great post Tx. We need more of this here. DevonRex Aug 2013 #3