US Defense Policy: 3 Goals
Strengthen the bond of trust between the American people
and those who wear our nation’s uniform. We’ll give them
the tools they need and the respect they deserve.
We will work to defend our people and our allies against
growing threats: the threats of missiles; information
warfare; the threats of biological, chemical and nuclear
weapons. We will confront the new threats of a new
century.
We will begin creating the military of the future, one that
takes full advantage of revolutionary new technologies. We
will promote the peace by redefining the way wars will be
fought.
President Bush at SecDef Rumsfeld Swearing-In Ceremony, 012601