Tom Nichols
This would be a heavy lift for any administration, even one with lots of expertise and an experienced and conscientious SECDEF. But for this administration - one that seems unable to articulate why it would be done at all - it's a potential disaster.
Andrew Desiderio
Wow — the GOP chairs of the Senate and House Armed Services committees issue a joint statement in response to the below story indicating Trump DoD wants to significantly restructure the combatant commands. “we will not accept significant changes to our warfighting structure that are made without a rigorous interagency process, coordination with combatant commanders and the Joint Staff, and collaboration with Congress. Such moves risk undermining American deterrence around the globe and detracting from our negotiating positions with America’s adversaries” https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/national-security/trump-admin-considers-giving-nato-command-exclusively-american-eisenho-rcna196503
