There's been a surprising lack of discussion of immense changes in American foreign, domestic and military policy in recent weeks.
1. Obama signs a bill enabling the army to arrest and detain people with no charge and no trial. That's stunning development in a country that calls itself a democracy.
2. He announces big cuts in the defence budget even as he also announces a switch in strategy to confront rising powers in Asia. He seems to be making the cuts by
a) cutting down on the numbers of people in the mlitary.
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