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Elbridge Colby Testifies Before House On Us Defense Posture Amid Iran Turmoil
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2:33:32Now PlayingElbridge Colby, the Pentagon’s under secretary of defense for policy, will testify before the House Armed Services Committee Thursday morning on the U.S. national defense strategy.
The hearing comes two days after he faced questioning in the Senate. Sen. Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), chair of the Senate Armed Services Committee, criticized the Trump administration‘s National Defense Strategy, which was released in January. He argued that the blueprint — which downplays threats from China, focusing primarily on the Western Hemisphere — ignores implications of the Russia-Ukraine war and lacks information about interests in the Middle East amid the turmoil in Iran.
President Trump and Pete Hegseth have defended the ongoing military operation in Iran in the days since the U.S. and Israel launched joint strikes on the nation over the weekend.
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