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Does cutting 40,000 soldiers put the U.S. at risk?

By Tara Copp
Published July 11, 2015 4:01am ET
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Does cutting 40,000 soldiers put the U.S. at risk?
Defense Secretary Ash Carter speaks with paratroopers assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division during a troop event on Fort Bragg, N.C., July 10, 2015. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Kissta DiGregorio)

A day after the Army announced plans to cut 40,000 soldiers, Defense Secretary Ash Carter stood in front of troops at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, and was asked the question on everyone’s minds:

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