Pentagon Cuts and a Changing U.S. Military - Yochi J. Dreazen - International - The Atlantic
►http://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2012/01/pentagon-cuts-and-a-changing-us-military/250997
The new strategy is the product of a widespread view across the Pentagon’s military and civilian leadership that ground wars like Afghanistan are a thing of the past while air and naval conflicts with nations like Iran or China represent the most important threats of the future. The document explicitly said the Pentagon will shift military and financial resources away from Europe and toward the Middle East and Asia-Pacific regions.