In his speech at the handover ceremony of the Indo-Pacific Command at Pearl Harbor Naval Base, Secretary Austin stated that the US should develop a strategy that goes beyond the interventions in Iraq and Afghanistan, which he called "old wars".
Stressing that military power should support diplomacy, Austin said, "The US armed forces should not stand apart from US diplomacy, it should be its pillar. We should develop a foreign policy that uses all the tools of our national power." said.
Stating that he spent the last 20 years of his life dealing with the consequences of the old wars, "The way we fight the next great war will be very different from the old wars. We must move towards a new vision to defend our country." used the expressions.
Underlining that the US military should not be content with its confidence to be the world's largest and most capable power, Austin said, "Our potential rivals are deliberately working to balance our superiority." found the assessment.
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