Elbridge Colby

“Now, it's very rare that I will quote Elbridge Kby, a quasi isolationist in the defense department, but he happens to be correct here. The president has directed the United States armed forces to conduct a military campaign specifically focused in particular on the missile and one-way attack drone capabilities and production of the Islamic Republic and the the the navy the naval forces.”

“The president has directed the United States Armed Forces to conduct a military campaign with a focus on degrading and destroying the Islamic Republic of Iran’s ability to project military power in the region, and potentially beyond. And that is specifically focused, in particular, on the missile and one-way attack drone capabilities and production of the Islamic Republic and the Navy, the naval forces.”

“Our armed forces have the necessary equipment to take on anyone and pursue the president’s goals and objectives. And nobody should have the impression that we’re somehow, you know, behind the curve.”

“And both the National Security Strategy and the National Defense Strategy call for a national mobilization. I mean, that’s a pretty extraordinary statement. I just want to stress that. That’s not, hey, we need to do better, we need to be more aligned, or integrated, whatever. That’s a national mobilization.”

“What I mean is I’m speaking about the objectives of the military campaign that have been directed by the president of the United States. Obviously, the president has and will continue to set the overall objectives, and the military objectives.”

“So, just to be clear, if the German government, the Polish government, and/or Scandinavian countries were to come to you and say, we want to develop our own nuclear capabilities, would you try to talk them out of it, or would you try to encourage them? COLBY: Yeah. I think we’d more than try to talk them out of it, we’d, obviously, at a minimum strenuously oppose it.”