Looking beyond the war he inherited, President Barack Obama on Thursday unveiled the reshaping and shrink military. He vowed to defend the primacy of the United States even when the Army and Marine Corps troops and Government sheds considers reducing the arsenals of nuclear weapons.
The change will not come without risks, says Defense Minister Leon Panetta. But he called it unaccep and, due to budget restrictions, inevi.
In a presentation at the Pentagon, Obama said the United States is “turn the page” after killing Osama bin Laden, withdrawn troops from Iraq and begin to wind down the war in Afghanistan. He outlined a vision for the future that some Republican lawmakers quickly dubbed wrong-headed.
“Our military will be leaner, but the world must know the United States will maintain the excellence of our military,” Obama said with Panetta and head of the Joint Staff Chairman, Gen. Martin Dempsey, at his side.
In the presidential election of Obama’s rhetorical strategy provides tools to maintain the option of the Pentagon budget cuts. Republican contender for the White House has had attacked him on national security issues, including missile defense, Iran and the planned reduction of the ground forces.