But it is instructive to listen to the way British leaders sold their military reductions to citizens.
However, due to post-war military reductions, the first aircraft did not fly until 13 May 1949.
The area's growing tourism, retirement, medical and educational sectors have thus far cushioned the area from smaller, but still substantial, military reductions.
Finally inactivated in 1971 as part of post-Vietnam military reductions.
Thus, military reductions would be lower in the early years, then rise more sharply.
Consequently, on 30 July a total reduction of force, both military and civilian, was begun.
They said that the Soviet leader's pledge of military reductions was only a first step.
But this time also, the military reductions had been accompanied by a political renaissance.
But he was clearly trying to make Congress feel the pain of military reductions.
They said they would wait and see whether the new administration responded with any military reductions of its own.