Colby Tweet Tantrum Shows Trump Administration’s Desire to Have Empire and Eat It, Too

A recent series of tweets by Elbridge Colby, Under Secretary of War in the Trump administration, lashes out at the idea of “middle powers” supplanting US dominance.

Colby claims that “We at [the Department of War] are 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.” ...