Obama to unveil strategy for slimmed-down military

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http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/story/2012-01-05/obama-defense-strategy/52386718/1?csp=24&kj

Some choice nuggets from the article:

The administration is in the final stages of deciding specific cuts in the 2013 budget, which Obama will submit to Congress next month. The strategy to be announced by Panetta and Dempsey is meant to accommodate about $489 billion in defense cuts over the coming 10 years, as called for in a budget deal with Congress last summer. An additional $500 billion in cuts may be required starting in January 2013.

A prominent theme of the Pentagon's new strategy is expected to be what Panetta has called a renewed commitment to security in the Asia-Pacific region.

On a trip to Asia last fall, Panetta made clear that the region will be central to American security strategy.

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$50B/yr. is not going to cut it. It needs to be at least $200B/yr. We are looking to expand our commitments to protect some of the most prosperous economies in the world???? (S. Korea, Japan, and Australia). This is a democratic president? God knows what is in store with a republican one if Obama loses.