Limiting Regret: Building the Army We Will Need

National Interests, National Security Threats, and Capabilities Needed to Address Them. This testimony addresses how the U.S. Army as part of a Joint, interagency, intergovernmental, and multinational force can help the nation achieve its highest-level national security interests and mitigate the most important risks. In a resource-constrained environment, such as the one we are experiencing now, it is particularly important to assess how well our strategies and plans meet these desired ends. Our national interests have remained remarkably constant over time and between presidential administrations. In the 2015 National Security Strategy NSS, President Obama listed the enduring national interests of the United States as The security of the United States, its citizens, and U.S. allies and partners A strong, innovative, and growing U.S. economy in an open international economic system that promotes opportunity and prosperity Respect for universal values at home and around the world A rules-based international order advanced by U.S. leadership that promotes peace, security, and opportunity through stronger cooperation.