I SUPPORT THIS IDEA IN THE ABSTRACT, BUT UNDER THIS ADMINISTRATION I WONDER IF IT’S COVER FOR POLITICAL PURGES: Sec. Hagel: Cut Top Brass 20%. “Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said Tuesday that he has ordered a 20 percent cut in the number of top brass and senior civilians at the Pentagon by 2019, the latest attempt to shrink the military bureaucracy after years of heady growth.”

It’s sad to be so distrustful, but with this track record. . . .