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Rumored for a Trump posting, Elbridge Colby’s dovish views on Iran stand out

JL;DR SUMMARY Elbridge Colby, a former deputy assistant secretary of defense under Trump, has been rumored for a key national security post in Trump's potential second administration, but his dovish stance on Iran creates friction among conservative hawks within the GOP. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Trump AdministrationMiddle EastIranU.S. Israel RelationsNational SecurityChinaMaga MovementRepublican Foreign PolicyElbridge ColbyIran Nuclear Issue

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Iran
"But Colbys dovish views on Iran and its nuclear ambitions, which he sees as a less urgent threat to American interests than China, have long been a source of contention within Republican foreign policy circles."
China
"his extensive public writings on the issue could sow tension with hawkish Republicans backing the former Florida governor."
Florida, United States
"sow tension with hawkish Republicans backing the former Florida governor. "
Ukraine
"at the expense of involvement in peripheral conflicts including wars in Ukraine as well as the Middle East, a region that he has described as relatively unimportant from a geopolitical standpoint."
Yemen
"More recently, Colby has questioned the Biden administrations efforts to counter the Houthis, the increasingly aggressive Iran-backed proxy group in Yemen."
Israel
"That recently helped defend Israel from Iranian attacks, arguing that the U.S. can more efficiently deter Iran by bolstering the military capabilities of its partners in the region. "

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