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Ken Calvert: While the U.S. military is now 30 percent smaller than at the end of the Cold War and forecast to shrink even further…

On the recordMarch 12, 2014
While the U.S. military is now 30 percent smaller than at the end of the Cold War and forecast to shrink even further, it has 20 percent more three- and four-star generals.
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Ken Calvert
Republican · California

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Calvert highlights military downsizing alongside an increase in high-ranking officers.

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