{"id":59128,"date":"2015-04-07T09:15:26","date_gmt":"2015-04-07T13:15:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=59128"},"modified":"2015-04-07T08:46:44","modified_gmt":"2015-04-07T12:46:44","slug":"carter-and-the-pivot-to-asia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=59128","title":{"rendered":"Carter and the “pivot” to Asia"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ashton Carter, the US Secretary of Defense, gave a speech at Arizona State University’s McCain Institute yesterday in which he renewed his support for the Administration’s “pivot” of our defense policy from the ongoing wars in the Middle East, North Africa and the Crimea to the Pacific Rim, according to the Associated Press<\/a>;<\/p>\n

The Obama administration is opening a new phase of its strategic “rebalance” toward Asia and the Pacific by investing in high-end weapons such as a new long-range stealth bomber, refreshing its defense alliance with Japan and expanding trade partnerships, Defense Secretary Ash Carter said Monday.<\/p>\n

“I am personally committed to overseeing the next phase of the rebalance, which will deepen and diversify our engagement in the region,” Carter said in a speech outlining the administration’s rationale for trying to devote more attention to Asia.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The article points out that President Bush had the same goal, shifting defense policy focus on Asia, but that he was distracted by the war against terror. Apparently, this administration isn’t going to allow the war against ISIS, the Taliban, Boko Haram, al-Shabab, or the Russian insurgency in the Ukraine distract them from throwing money at the Pacific. They want to invest in a long-range stealth bomber, but trash the close-air-support A-10, I guess because they don’t figure a war in the Pacific would involve ground troops.<\/p>\n

Carter urged Congress to give President Barack Obama authority to complete a free trade agreement known as the Trans-Pacific Partnership, a 12-nation accord that Carter said holds “enormous promise” for jobs and economic growth in the United States. He said it is expected to increase U.S. exports by $123.5 billion in the next decade.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

So what are we going to export? Food stamps and Toyotas?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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