Pentagon aims to ease base closure commission fears
Pentagon officials urged the panel to accept a plan to close or shrink bases arguing savings are real and national security strengthened. Commission leaders remained skeptical about $48.8 billion in 20 year savings while noting up front costs of about $24 billion and job relocations.
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