U.S. security focus on international help: "The United States must strengthen international partnerships and rebuild its own economy to create a strong national security, President Barack Obama said in his first national security plan, which was released Thursday.
The strategy strongly emphasizes looking beyond military might to diplomatic tools and international collaboration to achieve U.S. security objectives.
'Our armed forces will always be a cornerstone of our security but they must be complemented,' the official strategy paper says. 'Our security also depends upon diplomats who can act in every corner of the world; ... development experts who can strengthen governance and support human dignity; and intelligence and law enforcement that can unravel plots, strengthen justice systems and work seamlessly with other countries.'"
