| 1 | America's other war, in Iraq, shifted some of the U.S. military's attention to the Middle East beginning in 2003. | |
| 2 | Defence budgets have grown since 2005, but the balance of military power may be shifting. | |
| 3 | It also is projecting military power more broadly than at any other time in modern history. | |
| 4 | But as American military superiority has increased, its reputation and ability to persuade others appear to have taken a hit. | |
| 5 | The revival of the base, abandoned in 1966, is seen by analysts as India's military standing up to China. |