《华盛顿邮报》2010年8月13日头条：五角大楼裁减高级军官数量计划引发震动

　　美国国防部长盖茨逐步削减高级军官数量的计划正引发震动。军方高级军官的数量比任何时期都要多。尽管美军现役部队规模已减少了近一半，但美军仍有40名四星上将和海军上将，这比越南战争时期的将军数量还多了一位。

　　Pentagon push to phase out top brass causing much consternation

　　Of all the spending cuts and budget battles the Pentagon is confronting, none is causing more angst than Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates's vow to start getting rid of generals and admirals。

　　By almost any measure, the military is more top-heavy an institution than it has been for decades. Today, there are 40 four-star generals and admirals -- one more than in 1971, during the Vietnam War, even though the number of active-duty troops has shrunk by almost half。(节选部分)

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