US media: Pentagon senior officials criticize the new US defense strategy as "short-sighted"
According to a report by The Washington Post citing officials, there are divisions within the Pentagon leadership regarding the new US defense strategy, with some officials calling it "short-sighted."
The report states: "People involved in developing the strategy... have become increasingly disappointed with the plan, believing that given the president's highly personalized and often contradictory foreign policy approach, this strategy is not only short-sighted but may also be unrealistic."
The report points out that the military believes the new strategy focuses too much on internal threats while ignoring global challenges. They are particularly concerned that the competition with China is narrowly limited to the Taiwan issue, while according to their observation, Beijing is continuously advancing a large-scale military modernization process.
Two sources revealed that the new strategy's rhetoric has a "strong partisan bias" and accused the previous administration of President Joe Biden of weakening the military's combat effectiveness.
In addition, the sources expressed concerns about the military reorganization plan proposed by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. According to the plan, approximately 800 officers and admirals responsible for overseeing the US military will be cut. Notably, the personnel who have already been dismissed show an "abnormally high proportion of women," which has further raised questions from critics of the new defense strategy.
Earlier reports indicated that Hegseth had ordered hundreds of senior officers to an emergency meeting in Virginia, without clearly stating the meeting's purpose. According to media reports, the order involved almost all brigadier generals and above, including commanders in conflict zones around the world.
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