U.S. President Barack Obama delivers remarks on the Defense Strategic Review at the Pentagon near Washington, January 5, 2012. With Obama are (L-R) Deputy Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter, Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta and Chief of Staff of the Army General Raymond Odierno. Obama unveiled a defense strategy on Thursday that calls for greater U.S. military presence in Asia and envisions cutting troops in Europe as the Pentagon seeks to reduce spending by nearly half a trillion dollars after a decade of war. REUTERS/Jason Reed (UNITED STATES – Tags: POLITICS MILITARY)