U.S. to Have World’s Best Military, Obama Tells Cadets

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The U.S. will maintain the world’s “finest, most capable military” amid defense spending cuts to create a “leaner” force as conflicts end in Iraq and Afghanistan, President Barack Obama said.

“We’ll keep our military, and our Air Force, fast, flexible and versatile,” Obama said in a commencement speech at the U.S. Air Force Academy. “We will maintain our military superiority in all areas -- air, land, sea, space and cyber.