US President Barack Obama, alongside Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta (L) and Chief of Staff of the Army General Raymond Odierno (C) speaks about the Defense Strategic Review, outlining Defense budget priorities and cuts, during a press briefing at the Pentagon in Washington, DC, January 5, 2012. Obama unveiled a strategy on Thursday for a leaner US military focused on countering China’s rising power while signaling a shift away from large ground wars against insurgents. The plan calls for preparing for possible challenges from Iran and China with air and naval power while downplaying any future massive counter-insurgency campaigns like those in Iraq and Afghanistan. AFP PHOTO / Saul LOEB (Photo credit should read SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images)