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Trump’s embattled Pentagon pick Colby holds close ties to Obama’s foreign policy advisors

JL;DR SUMMARY Elbridge Colby, nominated for a senior Pentagon position in the Trump administration, faces scrutiny from Senate Republicans over his perceived leniency toward a nuclear Iran and his advocacy for reducing U.S. military presence in the Middle East. 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 AdministrationU.S. Foreign PolicyIranObama AdministrationChinaDefense StrategyMiddle East PolicyPentagonMagaElbridge Colby

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Michigan, United States
"Previously, Colby was an advisor on nuclear disarmament for the Obama administration and an assistant to Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D-MI), who earlier served in the CIA and Defense Department."
South Dakota, United States
"We expect that hell be reported out of committee in the coming weeks and that Sen. Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) will bring his nomination before the full senate as soon as possible thereafter, Schwartz added."
Washington, Washington DC, United States
"Yet his recent political evolution from a creature of the bipartisan Washington defense establishment to a MAGA convert suggests an ideological malleability typical of those seeking employment in the second Trump administration."
Orlando, Florida, United States
"Waltz declined to confirm if he had been lobbying on Colbys behalf, as the administration has faced scrutiny from Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) and other leading defense hawks over the nominees views on Iran. In recent days, four Republican senators have privately reached out to the White House to air their concerns, according to people with direct knowledge of the matter who spoke on condition of anonymity to address a sensitive situation."
Mississippi, United States
"The Republican Jewish Coalition is rallying behind Colby, urging his swift nomination in a recent letter to Sen. Roger Wicker (R-MS), the chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, despite differences on key issues."
China
"During his time at the organization, Colby was largely seen as a reasonable conservative foreign policy thinker whose oft-repeated warnings about preparing for a rising China above all other threats placed him in a firmly realist camp, according to the Democratic national security expert, who crossed paths with him in the final years of the Obama era."

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