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Politics : President Barack Obama -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?


To: John Vosilla who wrote (106922)1/5/2012 9:04:32 AM
From: koan  Respond to of 149317
 
I don't think FOX, rush, or Beck think about much of anything.



To: John Vosilla who wrote (106922)1/5/2012 2:35:00 PM
From: tejek  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 149317
 
This is the beginning of Obama's second term assuming he wins in November.

Obama announces sweeping new military strategy for Pentagon

By John T. Bennett


The Pentagon on Thursday unveiled a sweeping new military strategy that jettisons plans for fighting two major wars at once while cutting the nation’s nuclear weapons arsenal.

The strategy describes a new approach to fighting al Qaeda and puts China and Iran on notice, while readying the military for reduced funding and more austere budgets.

It will mean a smaller U.S. nuclear weapons arsenal as the Pentagon enacts $400 billion in cuts, as well as troop reductions, though these are not spelled out.

“As we look beyond the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan — and the end of long-term, nation-building with large military footprints — we’ll be able to ensure our security with smaller conventional ground forces,” President Obama said in prepared remarks for a Pentagon briefing laying out the new strategy.

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thehill.com