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The buzz words will be “budget cuts,” but that hardly explains all the dimensions of the Defense Department strategy changes President Barack Obama and Secretary of Defense Leon E. Panetta announced Thursday at the Pentagon.

• “[O]ur military will be leaner,” Obama said Thursday, “but the world must know—the United States is going to maintain our military superiority.” The New York Times has a full wrap-up of the press conference.

• While Army General Martin Dempsey—chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff—said the military will still be able to fight on multiple fronts, some in Congress are skeptical of the moves.

• CNN’s Security Clearance blog points out the administration is actually boosting funds in three areas: special operations, Asia and cyberspace.

• Deeper cuts next year? A Reuters analysis questions where the DOD—and Panetta, specifically—is heading.