Obama defending terrorism strategy before handover to Trump

By Kevin Freking and Josh Lederman
Wire Service Correspondents
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — President Barack Obama vigorously defended a counterterrorism strategy that relies on special forces and local U.S. partners to minimize America’s military footprint, drawing a sharp contrast Tuesday to the more confrontational vision promoted by President-elect Donald Trump.
Obama’s speech at MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa, Florida, was to be his last major national security speech before he lea