Defense Ministry to cut soldiers, generals unconvinced of improvements

The Defense Ministry is planning to cut the number of soldiers in the army from 200,000 to 150,000. According to the Ministry, Poland cannot afford to maintain such a large number of soldiers. Polish generals disagree with the decision and do not believe that the situation in the army will improve after the reduction. They argue that first the army needs to be modernized. Unfortunately they doubt that money saved from the reduction will be devoted to the most important military projects. Deputies from the Sejm Defense Commission seem to share their doubts. The head of the Commission Bronislaw Komorowski said the discussion about the Ministry's project can start only when Deputies can be sure that money saved will not be lost. (Zycie page 1) A.D.