WASHINGTON, DC – JANUARY 05: U.S. President Barack Obama (C) speaks while flanked by Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta (5thL),Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Martin Dempsey (5thR), Chief of Staff U.S. Army Gen. Raymond Odierno (6thL), Commandant of the U.S. Marine Corps Gen. James Amos (6thR), and members of the Joint Chiefs at the Pentagon on January 5, 2012 in Washington, DC. President Obama announced U.S. Department of Defense strategic priorities that will guide Pentagon spending over the next 10 years. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)