Mac Mail - Cannot Remove Attachments

I have an intermittent problem in that I often cannot remove attachments from mail messages.  It is very inconsistent, and I cannot find a pattern.
Oftentimes, when I send an email with a large attachment, I want to keep the email text, but don't need/want the attachment (as I have it on my hard drive anyhow).  But when I select the message, Remove Attachments on the Messages menu is greyed out.  Again, it is intermittent as I sometimes can delete the attachments.
I am using Maverics and the latest software updates.  My mail server is Exchange.
Any ideas how to solve?
Thanks.

I have the same problem (and same configuration).  Either of the following works for me:
1) rebuild the mailbox - sometimes I have to rebuild multiple times but eventually it works
2) find another message where the system will let you remove attachments - select both that message and the problematic message and remove attachments - it seems that if the system is able to remove messages from at least one of all the selecte messages, it will remove the attachments from all of the selected messages
I'm getting a new laptop soon and have decided that I will give up on Apple Mail and switch back to Outlook with the new computer.  I'd had more problems with Apple Mail than I have ever had with Outlook.  (cannot remove attachments - entire message is corrupted when an attachment is removed - messages are not visible in the mailbox until after the mailbox is rebuilt - intentionally deleted messages reappear after the mailbox is rebuilt - custom stationary only produces the subject line and not the content of the message when applied to a new message - multiple copies of a single draft e-mails which cannot be deleted until I rebuild the mailbox to clean up the clutter)
I'm now rebuilding my mailbox at least 10 times a week just to simply manage the mail, and I'm just an average user - not trying to do anything special.  It's not worth the trouble.

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