Sincethetopicsofsecurityandcounter-terrorismhaddominatedtherecentU.S.presidentialcampaignanddrawnthepublicattention,2004U.S.presidentialelectionwasalsoakindofreferendumonthenewsecuritystrategyandmilitarystrategypracticedbytheBushadministration.Bush'sreelectionindicatesthattheU.S.militarystrategywillbeconsistentratherthanchangeable,withthefeaturesof"generalconsistencywithpartialadjustments;clearobjectiveswithflexibletactics;unilateralistorientationwithmultilateralapproaches;predeterminedevolutionwithincreasedrestraints."Indetailthetrendsareasfollows:
