French Defense White Paper Recommends Deep Army Cuts.

The article reports on the release of a white paper from French senior civil servant Jean-Claude Mallet and Defense Minister Hervé Morin that urges the military to cut the number of troops sent in foreign operations to focus on national territorial security. The paper suggests the reduction of troops deployed to a foreign theater from 50,000 to 30,000. They stress that the previous number of deployed troops is financially untenable. They add that some 10,000 troops are needed in the country to assure security mission.