New U.S. military strategy is a campaign ploy

TEHRAN, Jan. 11 (MNA) -- The new military strategy announced by U.S. President Barack Obama has one surprising section, which says that $450 billion should be cut from the country’s defense budget over the next 10 years. The open source document contains nothing secret, and Obama even used it as a campaign ploy for the 2012 presidential election in his address at the Pentagon on January 5. However, it is believed to have classified subsections that have not been made public. So why are U.S. officials publicizing their defense strategy, which is usually kept secret? The answer is that the Obama administration is attempting to influence public opinion in order to gain votes in the upcoming election. The content of the document also proves that it is a public relations move. For example, it requires Pentagon officials to use technological innovations to modernize the structure of the military and decrease its dependence on human resources. Over the past few years, many U.S. soldiers have been killed due to the government’s military adventures in Afghanistan and Iraq, causing great grief for their families. The use of unmanned drones and similar equipment is meant to reduce casualties and thus reduce the number of U.S. citizens experiencing emotional strain due to the loss of a loved one. The new document also calls for the U.S. military to shift its focus to East Asia in general and China in particular. Interestingly, the document mentions nothing special about Russia, which has been the United States’ traditional military adversary for decades. This provides more evidence that the document is a campaign ploy meant for public consumption and not the real U.S. defense doctrine. In other words, the core of the U.S. military strategy has not been revealed to the public. The document has also caused an uproar in the Republican camp, which has been very critical of the Obama strategy for dealing with military threats. Chinese officials have adopted a harsh stance toward the document and have asked U.S. officials to revise their policy toward Beijing. In light of all this, the new defense strategy document is obviously just a campaign ploy devised by the Democrats to influence public opinion and attract votes in the next presidential election.