How Many Soldiers Do We Need?

A new study from the Center for a New American Security (CNAS) advocates trimming the military:

CNAS has a hard time believing that a massive Army is necessary to combat realistic global threats, post-Afghanistan. Instead, “naval and air forces will go increasingly important in the future strategic environment,” the report advises. That’s because the most important region of the world, from the perspective of U.S. interests, is the “Western Pacific and Indian Ocean.” You can’t garrison lots of soldiers there.