U.S. Must Resist Urge To ‘Overreach’ In Global Crises, Obama Says
Source: Associated Press
WASHINGTON President Barack Obama says the United States must resist the urge to overreach abroad, as he outlined a new national security strategy Friday that is meant to serve as a blueprint for his final two years in office.
The 29-page document hews closely to Obamas long-held views of Americas role in the world and forecasts no major shifts in the military campaign against Islamic State militants or in the conflict between Russia and Ukraine. Beyond those immediate concerns, he also calls for an increased focus on boosting cybersecurity, combating climate change and promoting gay rights around the world.
Even as Obama cast U.S. leadership as indispensable, he said the countrys resources and influence are not infinite. He said that the threat of a terrorist attack against the homeland has diminished, but still persists. Obama also said that he remains committed to combating groups like Islamic State, not through large-scale ground wars but through targeted counterterrorism operations.
The United States will always defend our interests and uphold our commitments to allies and partners, he wrote in an introduction to the White House strategy paper.
Read more: http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rundown/u-s-must-resist-urge-overreach-global-crises-obama-says/
forest444
(5,902 posts)Neocons and defense industry lobbyists are reading this and going, "Phoeey!"
Fred Sanders
(23,946 posts)The vital first step to reducing military spending/waste by half and then half again, is convincing citizens the military is not necessary in its current Hulk World Police form.
Purveyor
(29,876 posts)NobodyHere
(2,810 posts)Rosa Luxemburg
(28,627 posts)meanwhile our own country's infrastructure is falling apart. amazing how congress finds money to fund overseas ventures yet it doesn't help our struggling people. I have no problem in helping countries who are starving etc. but am opposed to war mongering.