A high-level official at the U.S. Department of War is dismissing the idea that middle powers can amplify their global influence by banding together, calling the strategy detached from reality.
Under Secretary of War Elbridge Colby issued a comment on the strategy on social media July 14, without pointing the finger at any particular country.
Colby said there has been a “great deal of hubbub” about the strategy recently, while adding that his department is “not concerned that this is a serious possibility.”
“Rather, we are more concerned that a few allies and partners will *think it is* and waste valuable time, money, and political capital on a distraction,” he wrote….