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Paul McLeary

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Pentagon and National Security for @politico. #LetsGoBuffalo sufferer, also Signal: paulmcleary.40
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calendar_today24-08-2008 20:46:13

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Confirmed that USS Nimitz left the South China Sea and is heading to the Middle East - making TWO U.S. carrier strike groups there. Also, a wave of US refueling aircraft just left for Europe. Lots of hardware moving. politico.com/news/2025/06/1…

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The U.S. just moved the Nimitz strike group to the Middle East from the South China Sea. Despite some in DoD who want UK to focus on Europe, this is a good way to fill the gap.

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NEW: The announcement that the US is moving Greenland from under the watch of the European Command to Northern Command, thus drawing it closer to North America, is expected today: politico.com/news/2025/06/0…

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CENTCOM Commander Gen. Kurilla, known as “the Gorilla,” has played a quiet but outsized role in shaping the Pentagon’s response to the crisis in the Middle East Jack Detsch & Paul McLeary report politico.com/news/2025/06/1…

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.Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth Pete Hegseth: "I believe your time is up, Senator." Senator Jacky Rosen: "It is not up to you to tell me when my time is up! You're either feckless or complicit. You're not in control of your department...I do not appreciate the smirk, sir. You are the Secretary of Defense."

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👀Meanwhile, if you haven't read this story today abt the man who helped changed Trump's mind on Iran/Israel, you need to. Meet U.S. Central Command chief Gen. Erik Kurilla, AKA, "the Gorilla." This quote says it all: "He’s got the look of the general that both Hegseth and

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NEW: President Trump told senior aides late Tuesday that he approved of attack plans for Iran, but was holding off on giving the final order to see if Tehran will abandon its nuclear program, three people familiar with the deliberations said.

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Italy's defense minister - just days before the NATO summit - says Europe's "time is over" and NATO is pointless. Interesting take... politico.eu/article/nato-n…