Word: drawdowns
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Dates: during 1966-1966
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...political tool as well as a military one, and few observers outside of the Army are convinced that it has to stay at its present strength of 210,000 men in order to be effective. Under pressures from the Viet Nam war, the Pentagon has already ordered a "drawdown" of 30,000 officers and specialists from Europe', may yet have to withdraw whole combat contingents. But no pull-out is in sight that would bring into question the U.S. commitment to defend Europe-unless the Russians agree to pull their forces out of East Germany...