US to bring 70,000 troops home from Cold War deployments

Its about time. The Financial Times writes that 45,ooo will come from Germany. "The German reductions are expected to include the withdrawal of heavy army divisions the 1st armoured, based in Wiesbaden, and the 1st infantry, based in Wurzburg and the closure of 13 installations near the towns of Friedberg and Giessen. The air force will withdraw from Rhein-Main air base in Frankfurt and consolidate operations in Ramstein and Spangdahlem."

CNN or Fox News (I was watching both last night) reported that Rumsfeld wants them to shift toward a rapid deployment focus.