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    BBC Breaking News‏Verified account @BBCBreaking 24 Feb 2014

    The Pentagon unveils plans to shrink the US Army to pre-WWII levelshttp://bbc.in/1bGiVJb 

    10:49 AM - 24 Feb 2014
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    • Cherry Tanika Preston Rubyу srpanjskaop Eoin Clifford Алина Швец nickbit Alfred Modise Stephen ن Guardian of the Shire
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      1. Mike Steel Eat The Lonely Pizza‏ @SadboxMikey 24 Feb 2014
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        “@BBCBreaking: The Pentagon unveils plans to shrink the US Army to pre-WWII levels http://bbc.in/1bGiVJb ”

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      1. 福田充 Mitsuru Fukuda‏ @fukuda326 24 Feb 2014
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        米国防予算大幅削減、アジア太平洋の安全保障、海兵隊戦力はどう影響受けるか。@BBCBreaking The Pentagon unveils plans to shrink the US Army to pre-WWII levels http://bbc.in/1bGiVJb 

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      1. Universal-Consciousness‏ @conscious4now 24 Feb 2014
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        “@BBCBreaking: The Pentagon unveils plans to shrink the US Army to pre-WWII levels http://bbc.in/1bGiVJb ”

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      1. Todd Fiucci‏ @cyntod 25 Feb 2014
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        @BBCBreaking Great news. BBC please don't tell the world. I really don't want this country invaded

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      1. Farzy_1#‏ @zettac38 25 Feb 2014
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        @BBCBreaking @BBCWorld this is not a good move at all. Pre-WWII would be fine if we were more advanced technologically then we are.

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      1. Bridget McDowall‏ @bridgetmcdowall 25 Feb 2014
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        @BBCBreaking That's what they want us to believe

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      1. Safazz‏ @SaffaZimbo 25 Feb 2014
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        “@BBCBreaking: The Pentagon unveils plans to shrink the US Army to pre-WWII levels http://bbc.in/1bGiVJb ” @andrewfeinstein

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      1. Gandalf the Fabulous‏ @GandalfSoFab 25 Feb 2014
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        @BBCBreaking I didn´t expect the day to come the americans finally realise the cold war is over and no massively expensive army is needed

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      1. Yunus Sait‏ @yunussait 24 Feb 2014
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        @BBCBreaking Sure they can, just keep the Drones droning.

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      1. Brunilda Rodriguez‏ @brunirodriguez 24 Feb 2014
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      1. Jess‏ @JessicaClaireTX 24 Feb 2014
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        “@BBCBreaking: The Pentagon unveils plans to shrink the US Army to pre-WWII levels http://bbc.in/1bGiVJb ” interested to see if happens

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      1. Edward Chimbewu‏ @EChimbewu 24 Feb 2014
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        @bbcbreaking

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      1. Thaddeus A Robinson‏ @Super400Cs 24 Feb 2014
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        @BBCBreaking Good!

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      1. Taylor Brown‏ @taylorallyssa97 24 Feb 2014
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        “@BBCBreaking: The Pentagon unveils plans to shrink the US Army to pre-WWII levels http://bbc.in/1bGiVJb ” this article made my day

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      1. Joey‏ @joeybetras 24 Feb 2014
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        Down the military industrial complex @BBCBreaking: Pentagon unveils plans to shrink the US Army to pre-WWII levels http://bbc.in/1bGiVJb 

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      1. Central Services‏ @issa_adam 24 Feb 2014
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        @BBCBreaking WITH A SHRINK RAY

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      1. Niall‏ @n_hastie 24 Feb 2014
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        @BBCBreaking Sounds like another 'bean-counter' idea that will lead to more probs than it solves.

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      1. Gabriel tsankus‏ @vice_28427 24 Feb 2014
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