An influential Washington think-tank called Tuesday for the U.S. military to redraw its map of bases throughout the Middle East to keep out of range of new Iranian weapons that…
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Report Calls for Dispersing US Bases in Mideast
January 17, 2012 • In the News • Original: Military.com
Analysis: Defense Strategy Shifts Balance of U.S. Forces
January 6, 2012 • In the News • Original: Federal News Radio
President Obama and Defense Secretary Leon Panetta sketched plans Thursday for limiting military budgets while not leaving the country naked. But they offered few details. “The big takeaway is that…
Obama Defense Plan Presented as Diagnosis Without Prescription
January 6, 2012 • In the News • Original: Bloomberg
President Barack Obama unveiled a new military strategy to reduce defense spending while shifting the U.S. focus from Iraq and Afghanistan toward the Pacific and addressing evolving challenges from China…
Obama’s Defense Drawdown
January 6, 2012 • In the News • Original: Wall Street Journal
President Obama yesterday put in a rare appearance at the Pentagon, flanked by the four service chiefs and his Secretary of Defense. Saying that now is the time to cash…
Defense Has a Health Care Spending Problem
January 6, 2012 • In the News • Original: Washington Post
On Thursday, the White House previewed its plans to shrink defense spending, announcing its intention to reduce the size of the army and scale back counterinsurgency operations. “Our military will…