Only at the end does the Army Chief have the courage to speak truthfully...

via Sputnik...

"If we get small enough where some of these [world] leaders don't believe the Army can respond or deter them… that increases the threats and danger to the United States,” Odierno said in an interview published on Tuesday.
“I don't know what that level is, but I think we're getting dangerously close to that level now,” he stated.

Here.

How much ground combat power have we shredded, tossed away and now act as if all is well?

13 Brigade Combat Teams.

That boys and girls is at least a couple of divisions.  So in essence the US Army has almost tossed away the equivalent of the USMC (in size) from them.

Getting dangerously close?  We're already there.  The only real question is why aren't more people talking about this.