Review shows dramatic shift in Pentagon's thinking

Review shows dramatic shift in Pentagon's thinking

Washington (CNN) -- The Pentagon will no longer shape the U.S. military to fight two major conventional wars at once, but rather prepare for numerous conflicts and not all in the same style, according to a draft of a new strategic outlook the Pentagon is announcing on Monday.

The new mantra for military planners will replace the almost 25-year-old combat planning style of fighting and winning two major conventional wars in two different locations in favor of a fighting force that is capable of protecting U.S. interests around the world from a range of threats, from terrorism to cyber attacks.

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So now the U.S. military is looking to change their strategy to focus more on worldwide threats. To me, this just seems like an excuse to more effectively police the world, although I do think that nations or geographic regions are no longer the primary threat in 21st century wars.

What do you all think of this?

It seems like this is a move that would allow the Pentagon to justify their absurd budget. You can't fight the entire world for free ya know? Either that, or they are preparing for WWIII when we will have to fight battles on numerous fronts.

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But other than that, I really wonder how they would manage to pull this off. I know that the US could probably take more than 2 on at a time, especially if it was legitimate war rather than a police action. I just wonder exactly how many they could take.