Friday, January 13, 2012

Is The New U.S. Military Strategy And Focus On Asia A Bluff?

An MH-60S Knight Hawk helicopter passes the USS Chafee while delivering supplies to the USS Carl Vinson during a vertical replenishment mission with the USNS Bridge in the Pacific Ocean, Jan. 2, 2012. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class James R. Evans

Some Worry 'New' U.S. Military Focus On Asia Is A Muddle -- McClatchy News

WASHINGTON — The Obama administration pledge to shift American military strategy toward Asia overlooks a key fact: The United States never really dropped its focus on the region.

But the current budget proposal that might flow from that pledge contains a potentially crippling contradiction: The plan might cut the big-ticket items the United States needs to increase its presence in Asia and counter China's growing military capability.

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My Comment: The McClatchy article does make a point, the U.S. is talking big in Asia, but they have yet to 'pony' up the resources to match the rhetoric. Makes you wonder if the new U.S. foreign/military strategy in Asia is the following .... "do and listen to what I say .... not what I do".

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