As Trump talks about reducing military missions, lawmakers still push to boost troop totals

Military Times: President Donald Trump’s recent talk of drawing down U.S. forces and missions overseas comes as Congress is preparing another big increase in military end-strength next year, a seemingly contradictory set of policy planning.

But supporters of the plus up, including a number of key lawmakers, say adding more troops to the ranks has more to do with filling more subtle gaps in the Defense Department than increasing or sustaining a broad global strategy. In many cases, the extra bodies could mean fully staffing units for the first time in years.

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