{{quotebox-float|"We did plenty of wargames on this and we knew what the minimal force structure was,” he said this week. “The number was 800. If this all goes bad, what is the minimal force structure needed to maintain [counterterrorism] strike and reconnaissance capability? We can do it for 800, 850.”
{{quotebox-float|"We did plenty of wargames on this and we knew what the minimal force structure was,” he said this week. “The number was 800. If this all goes bad, what is the minimal force structure needed to maintain [counterterrorism] strike and reconnaissance capability? We can do it for 800, 850.”
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Defense One was able to confirm Miller’s account of the 800-personnel study independently with another former NSC staff member.
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''Defense One'' was able to confirm Miller’s account of the 800-personnel study independently with another former NSC staff member.
Miller said he understood Trump’s May 1 [2021] withdrawal deal to be a negotiating tactic.}}
Miller said he understood Trump’s May 1 [2021] withdrawal deal to be a negotiating tactic.}}