Joe Manchin actually said...

"The size and the steepness of cuts required by sequestration make it impossible to downsize the force in a deliberate, logical manner."

"The Army does not have to reduce the AC below 490,000 to properly equip it."

"to be able to do it in the most, I think, the most common sense fashion."

"Have you done any analysis to determine the red flags that signal that the Army is becoming hollow?"