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Channel: Representative Press ☞ · 2013 · News & Politics

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"North Korea is being depicted as an irrational provocateur and aggressor in the escalation of threats and military maneuvers over the Korean Peninsula, and of course the regime's rhetoric is being used as proof of the intention to wage war. However the events occurring now can also be seen as a continuation of the Obama Administration's "Asian Pivot" strategy,"
http://www.tnp.no/norway/global/3653-north-korea-obama-and-his-asian-pivot
"The basic theory is this: to provoke North Korea so much that it issues a self-defence warning, and use a part of that warning, via various media outlets to garner the public consensus for a justification of not only increased military spending on an already recession-hit budget, but to transport and set up an increasing stockpile of military hardware and personnel around East and Southeast Asia."
http://thesecretmap.wordpress.com/2013/04/08/north-korea-usa-and-the-war-on-your-minds/
☛ How They Sell War on North Korea
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AnsPG5FSjZA&list=PLfrlsC1yJ2dTAYsA1olf1fxDcZ6KflMdn
Leon Panetta: US to deploy 60% of navy fleet to Pacific
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-18305750
"a desperate battle by American arms manufacturers to fend off military budget cuts"
http://dispatchesfromtheedgeblog.wordpress.com/2011/11/13/playing-with-fire-in-korea-2/
America's Pivot: One Big Contradiction
http://thediplomat.com/2013/01/25/contradictions-at-the-heart-of-the-pivot/
☛ North Korea is Reacting to US Aggression
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GU8kgdpUDQM&list=PLfrlsC1yJ2dRROydWaWCuesbt30l1B2bM
☛ US blacklisting of Banco Delta Asia motivated North Korea's Nuclear Tests
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o28pSyNyA0k&list=PLfrlsC1yJ2dSO7VJHR5GLLCeTrsHkh8tM
President Obama Speaks to the Australian Parliament November 17, 2011
http://www.whitehouse.gov/photos-and-video/video/2011/11/17/president-obama-speaks-australian-parliament
So here, among close friends, I'd like to address the larger purpose of my visit to this region -- our efforts to advance security, prosperity and human dignity across the Asia Pacific.
For the United States, this reflects a broader shift.  After a decade in which we fought two wars that cost us dearly, in blood and treasure, the United States is turning our attention to the vast potential of the Asia Pacific region.  In just a few weeks, after nearly nine years, the last American troops will leave Iraq and our war there will be over.  In Afghanistan, we've begun a transition -- a responsible transition  .... 
So make no mistake, the tide of war is receding, and America is looking ahead to the future that we must build.  
We've made hard decisions to cut our deficit and put our fiscal house in order -- and we will continue to do more.  Because our economic strength at home is the foundation of our leadership in the world, including here in the Asia Pacific.  
Our new focus on this region reflects a fundamental truth -- the United States has been, and always will be, a Pacific nation. 
... the Asia Pacific is critical to achieving my highest priority, and that's creating jobs and opportunity for the American people.  With most of the world's nuclear power and some half of humanity, Asia will largely define whether the century ahead will be marked by conflict or cooperation, needless suffering or human progress. 
As President, I have, therefore, made a deliberate and strategic decision as a Pacific nation, the United States will play a larger and long-term role in shaping this region and its future, by upholding core principles and in close partnership with our allies and friends.
As the United States puts our fiscal house in order, we are reducing our spending.  And, yes, after a decade of extraordinary growth in our military budgets  and as we definitively end the war in Iraq, and begin to wind down the war in Afghanistan we will make some reductions in defense spending.
As we consider the future of our armed forces, we've begun a review that will identify our most important strategic interests and guide our defense priorities and spending over the coming decade.  So here is what this region must know.  As we end today's wars, I have directed my national security team to make our presence and mission in the Asia Pacific a top priority.  As a result, reductions in U.S. defense spending will not I repeat, will not come at the expense of the Asia Pacific. 
My guidance is clear.  As we plan and budget for the future, we will allocate the resources necessary to maintain our strong military presence in this region.  We will preserve our unique ability to project power and deter threats to peace.  ... And we will constantly strengthen our capabilities to meet the needs of the 21st century.  Our enduring interests in the region demand our enduring presence in the region.  The United States is a Pacific power, and we are here to stay.
Indeed, we are already modernizing America's defense posture across the Asia Pacific.

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