claim: "the pentagon itself says that we could eliminate 20 percent of u.s. bases."
author: gary johnson
evidence_1: jul 7, 2016 ... stephen stromberg, editorial writer: so what spending precisely  would you eliminate to achieve your twin goals of cutting taxes and balancing the  budget? johnson: well, let's talk specifically about the pentagon itself, which  says we could reduce twenty percent of us bases. that's the ...
evidence_2: aug 1, 2016 ... the pentagon itself says we could reduce bases domestically by 20%. that's  what the pentagon itself is saying. well, that isn't happening because  congressmen and congresswomen stand up for bases in their own states. and i  think 50% of the bases abroad could be eliminated also. but we would propose ...
evidence_3: apr 15, 2016 ... this story, originally published at 12:59 p.m., was updated to include comments  from house armed services committee chairman mac thornberry.
evidence_4: apr 11, 2017 ... for- for today's briefing, we're joined by secretary of defense jim mattis and  general joseph votel, commander of u.s. central command in tampa, ...  votel: i would just say that as a central command commander, i'm very  confident that we can respond to any directions or orders that the secretary or the  ...
evidence_5: mar 2, 2016 ... “i'm gonna build a military that's gonna be much stronger than it is right now,” the  real- estate-mogul-turned-tautological-demagogue said on meet the press. “it's  gonna be so strong, nobody's gonna mess with us. but you know what? we can  do it for a lot less.” he's right. u.s. military spending is out of ...