Herewith a list of key parts of his 2013 budget priorities:
ARMY SIZE:
Reductions of some 100,000 troops by September 2017. The US Army would go down from 570,000 active soldiers in 2010 to 490,000, while the Marines' strength would be cut from 202,000 to 182,000 over the same period.
Brigade Combat Teams -- elite squads with special training in languages and culture -- would be assigned to every region of the world.
ASIA:
Identified as a key priority amid the rise of China. The United States would maintain all bombers and 11 carriers and work on a next-generation bomber that can "penetrate sophisticated enemy defenses and strike over long distances."
Funding to forward-station littoral combat ships in Singapore and deploy Marines in Australia. Maintain the more than 75,000 troops in Japan and South Korea.
AIRPOWER:
While developing new aircraft, the United States would retire six of the Air Force's 60 tactical air squadrons -- meaning about 120 planes along with one training squadron. The United States would also reduce its fleet of transport planes by retiring 27 C-5As and 65 C-130s and not going ahead with 38 C-27s.
EUROPE:
Of the four US heavy brigades in Europe -- three of which are in Germany and one in Italy -- the United States would pull out two, for a total of around 7,000 troops. But the United States would forward station ballistic-missile ships in Rota, Spain.
SEAPOWER:
Seven cruisers and two smaller amphibious ships would be retired early. The Pentagon would call off future purchases of two littoral combat ships and eight joint high speed vessels.
Funding to design a floating base for special operations, drones or other forces, improving the military's agility in emergencies and reducing pressure on aircraft carriers.
NUCLEAR WEAPONS:
The United States would maintain the three key parts of its nuclear arsenal -- bombers, intercontinental ballistic missiles and ballistic missile submarines. But the United States would delay by two years a replacement for the Ohio nuclear submarine developed with Britain.
CYBER WARFARE:
One of the few areas of higher funding. The United States would invest both in building both defensive and offensive cyber capabilities.
PERSONNEL and PROCUREMENT COSTS:
Nearly one-quarter of savings in the next five years would come from efficiencies, including streamlined staff, limitations on official travel and lower pay raises for Defense Department civilians.
Pay and benefits now account for one-third of defense spending. Troops would enjoy pay raises in line with the private sector for the next two years but increases afterward would be "more limited." Veterans would pay more for health care, although Panetta said costs would remain below private sector plans.
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All this shows that the US is a declining superpower
Its all for peace in the world and lose every war in the world.