Thursday, November 17, 2011

President Obama: The U.S. Is A Pacific Power



Obama Asserts U.S. A Pacific Power -- Time/AP

(CANBERRA, Australia) — Signaling a determination to counter a rising China, President Barack Obama vowed Thursday to expand U.S. influence in the Asia-Pacific region and "project power and deter threats to peace" in that part of the world even as he reduces defense spending and winds down two wars.

"The United States is a Pacific power, and we are here to stay," he declared in a speech to the Australian Parliament, sending an unmistakable message to Beijing.

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More News On President Obama Claiming That The US Is A Pacific Power

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