Posted on 11/14/2025 12:07:59 PM PST by E. Pluribus Unum
Administration allies say they are fed up with the Defense Department’s third-most senior leader and his foreign policy surprises.
More than a half dozen diplomats interviewed in Washington and Europe also complain that the Pentagon’s once steady consultations have slowed as Colby’s office crafts that strategy, along with a review of troop locations worldwide.
That uncertainty deepened after the Pentagon quietly decided not to replace a rotational Army brigade in Romania, Hungary and Slovakia — a move the Romanian government learned of only two days before it was announced, according to a U.S. defense official and a Romanian official.
One NATO diplomat — who, like others interviewed about the situation, was granted anonymity to speak candidly — called the rollout “an unwelcome surprise.”
Wicker has singled out Colby’s office for seeking to remove U.S. troops from Europe without buy-in from allies and Congress. He often makes that distinction when criticizing administration policies: Trump has the right idea, but freelancing by officials lower down in the administration creates confusion and undermines national security.
Alexander Velez-Green, Colby’s nominee for deputy, used his confirmation hearing to push back on the idea that officials want to abandon U.S. commitments abroad.
“We do need to stay engaged in very important and critical ways in Europe and in the Middle East, alongside allies and partners who are stepping up,” he said. Democrats have their own frustrations about Colby and the lack of transparency around Pentagon decision-making. Only three Senate Democrats voted to confirm him in April, including top Senate Armed Services Democrat Jack Reed of Rhode Island.
Senators say they want a constructive relationship with the Pentagon’s top policy planner. But they have stressed the rift can’t be repaired overnight and should involve consultation with Congress ahead of major decisions.
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Politico is a source to be viewed with a GREAT DEAL of skepticism.
FIFY
Says Politico. 🙄
Hey. Politico. It’s called the Department of War
Sept 11 2025 signed by the duly elected POTUS-
“Within 60 days of the date of this order, the Secretary of War shall submit to the President, through the Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs, a recommendation on the actions required to permanently change the name of the Department of Defense to the Department of War. This recommendation shall include the proposed legislative and executive actions necessary to accomplish this renaming.”
Good...there’s a new sheriff and deputies in town. Too bad, so sad.
“the Pentagon quietly decided not to replace a rotational Army brigade in Romania”
This Republican applauds that.
Exactly .
Commie Leftico a Dem Party PR dept that
owes the US taxpayer 8 million for phony subscriptions .
Shut this Dem front group down .
There is the filthy scumbag degenerate New York Homosexual Times, and then there is Politico. /spit
If true the title needs to replace Republicans with RINOs!
Palantier, the bulwark of patriotism run by Larry Ellison, wants ALL of your data, but only for your own good.
Politicos any questions?
Politico is a source with more excrement in its publications than an NFL stadium toilet after half time...
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