The realignment of U.S. military troops will mean a reduction of troops in Europe, but an increase in the Asia-Pacific region. This will pose a threat of military expansion in Hawai\u02bbi and countries in the Asia Pacific reigon.\u00a0 But the military, corporate and political special interests that benefit from the military industrial complex in Hawai\u02bbi are celebrating these developments.<\/p>\n
The Pacific Business News reported “Panetta’s announcement renews military optimism in Hawaii”<\/a>:<\/p>\n Military contractors and top commanders may have even more reason to be excited about all the talk of increasing the focus of U.S. military might the Pacific \u2014 it could translate to new construction work and additional troops in Hawaii.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n The reason for the optimism is Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta\u02bbs statement Friday that the U.S. was withdrawing two combat brigades from Europe as part of the Pentagon\u02bbs new military strategy.\u00a0 The AP reported<\/a>:<\/p>\n Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said Thursday the Army will withdraw two combat brigades from Europe as part of a broad reorienting of U.S. forces and instead rotate units in and out of the region, presumably from U.S. bases.<\/p>\n Panetta made the comment to a Defense Department news service whose representative was traveling with him to Fort Bliss.<\/p>\n […]<\/p>\n Last week, the Pentagon announced a new defense strategy to accommodate hundreds of billions of dollars in budget cuts over the coming decade. At the time, Panetta said that the military will get smaller and that its presence in Europe would “evolve.” But he declined then to discuss what that would mean for the long-standing U.S. presence in Europe.<\/p>\n A combat brigade typically consists of 3,000 to 4,000 soldiers.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The realignment of U.S. military troops will mean a reduction of troops in Europe, but an increase in the Asia-Pacific region. This will pose a threat of military expansion in Hawai\u02bbi and countries in the Asia Pacific reigon.\u00a0 But the military, corporate and political special interests that benefit from the military industrial complex in Hawai\u02bbi … <\/p>\n