Facing Change, No Bold Moves From The Pentagon

Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta speaks with sailors aboard the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis in Bremerton, Wash., Aug. 22, 2012. DOD photo by Erin A. Kirk-Cuomo

With Military At ‘Turning Point,’ Defense Chief Leon Panetta Avoids Bold Moves -- Greg Jaffe, Washington Post

For most of the past year, Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta has stressed that the vast military complex over which he presides is at a “strategic turning point.”

A decade of grinding guerrilla war is drawing to a close. Defense budgets are shrinking. The implication is that major changes are coming to the military.

So far, however, Panetta has cut few major weapons programs and steered clear of any bold moves aimed at remaking the military for this new era. The watchword for Panetta’s tenure, senior defense officials said, has been “humble.”

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My Comment: Everyone is waiting for the results of the U.S. elections .... the Pentagon brass included.