Obama: The US Can No Longer Fight The World's Battles -- The Independent
President plans to cut half a million troops and says US can't afford to wage two wars at once.
The mighty American military machine that has for so long secured the country's status as the world's only superpower will have to be drastically reduced, Barack Obama warned yesterday as he set out a radical but more modest new set of priorities for the Pentagon over the next decade.
After the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan that defined the first decade of the 21st century, Mr Obama's blueprint for the military's future acknowledged that America will no longer have the resources to conduct two such major operations simultaneously.
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More News On The New U.S. Military Strategy
Text: Obama’s Remarks on Military Spending -- New York Times
Obama Describes Refocused Strategy for Leaner Military -- New York Times
Military Faces Historic Shift: Obama Plan Would Slash Army, Limit Ability to Endure Long-Term Conflicts -- Wall Street Journal
US 'turns page on a decade of war' -- The Telegraph
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 takes cutback strategy to Pentagon -- Washington Times
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
Obama outlines leaner military but gives few specifics -- Nancy A. Youssef, Miami Herald/McClatchy News
Pentagon cuts: What will the new US military look like? -- Heather Hurlburt, BBC
New Pentagon strategy recasts military in Obama's image -- Howard LaFranchi, Christian Science Monitor
Obama defense plan would end ability to fight two conventional wars at once -- Joseph Straw, New York Daily News
Fewer, Better Nuclear Weapons Can Make the U.S. Stronger: View -- Bloomberg Businessweek editors
New Pentagon strategy stresses Asia, cyber, drones -- Yahoo News/Reuters
Barack Obama's defense plan could be 2012 issue -- Charles Hoskinson, Politico
Obama’s Defense Strategy Emphasizes Asia, Cybersecurity -- Bloomberg Businessweek
Analysis: Will Panetta stave off deeper cuts to military? -- Reuters
New Pentagon strategy stresses Asia, cyber, drones -- Reuters
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.
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