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opponents. mike emanuel has tonight s top to story. with the united states planning to draw down almost all of its forces from afghanistan today, they have planned to slash the number of active duty forces. post-9/11, the army surged. it s now down to 520,000. the army expected to trim to 490,000, and today, secretary of defense chuck hagel announced plans to cut the force to between 440,000 and 450,000 soldiers in the coming years. we seek a highly ready and capable army, able to dominate any opponent across the full spectrum of operations. to achieve this, the army must accelerate the pace and increase the scale of its post-war draw down. pentagon officials acknowledge this reduced budget takes on, quote, additional risks. we re all willing to take risks, but none of us are willing to take a gamble, because at the end of the day, it s our soldiers, sailors, marines, coast guardsmen, america s sons and daughters who will face the challenges with the strategy and reso