President Obama Unveils New U.S. Military Strategy -- News Roundup

Obama Unveils New Defense Strategy -- CBS News

President Obama and Pentagon leaders on Thursday unveiled a new defense strategy for a smaller, more flexible military force, which the president says will prepare the nation for the threats of the future while restoring balance between the defense budget and domestic spending.

"Yes, the tide of war is receding," Mr. Obama said Thursday in a rare appearance from the Pentagon, noting the end of the Iraq war and troop drawdowns in Afghanistan. "But the question that this strategy answers is what kind of military will we need after the long wars of the last decade are over. And today, we're fortunate to be moving forward, from a position of strength."

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More News On President Obama Unveiling A New U.S. Military Strategy

Obama announces new, leaner military approach -- Washington Post
Obama Vows US Will Stay World's Top Military Power -- ABC News/AP
Obama: Defense cuts will mean 'leaner' U.S. military forces -- L.A. Times
Obama touts strategy for 'leaner' US military -- AFP
Obama unveils plans for pared-down military -- CNN
Obama announces Pentagon budget cuts -- USA Today
Obama unveils new strategy for 'leaner' US military -- BBC
Obama Describes Refocused Strategy for Leaner Military -- New York Times
Obama Unveils Defense Strategy for a Changing, Austere World -- National Journal
Obama Unveils New Military Shaped by Budget Cuts -- Voice of America
Obama reveals 'leaner' US defence strategy -- Al Jazeera
Barack Obama sets out plans for leaner military in historic strategy shift -- The Guardian
Obama defense plan would end ability to fight two conventional wars at once -- New York Daily News
Pentagon chief: Smaller military means extra risk -- Yahoo News/AP

COMMENTARIES, ANALYSIS, AND OPINIONS

Strategic Review Suggests Potential New U.S. Nuke Cuts -- Global Security Newswire
Pentagon Emphasizes Asia-Pacific, Cyber -- Bloomberg
New strategy to keep up spy technology funding -- Reuters
Panetta Said to Eye 14 Percent Cut in Army -- Military.com
U.S. To Drop Long-War Ability, Focus on Pacific -- Defense News
U.S.’s leaner military ‘turning a page’ on a decade of war: Obama -- National Post
Obama's Strategy for Trimmed Military -- Robert Burns, Time/AP
DoD’s “21st century priorities” -- Phillip Ewing, DoD Buzz
Obama Unveils Defense Cuts While Iran Threatens War -- KT McFarland, FOX News
New Obama Strategy Looks Misguided, Predictable, Underwhelming -- August Cole, Aol Defense
What the DoD’s New Strategy Means for Our Newest Tech -- Defense Tech
Tomorrow’s Pentagon: Doing Less, With More -- Mark Thompson, Time
Obama’s New Defense Plan: Drones, Spec Ops and Cyber War -- Spencer Ackerman, The Danger Room

WNU Editor: The document that outlines U.S. military strategies for the 21rst century can be found here.

WNU Editor: A re-cap of today`s news and opinions on President Obama`s new military strategy will be posted at 12:00 AM tonight