Washington – After experience Iraq AndAfghanistan The painful, in which you occupied America The two countries, and fought nearly 19 years in which about 7,000 American soldiers were killed, 52,000 wounded and disabled occurred, and a cost of $ 7 trillion, in addition to the killing and wounding of more than a million Iraqis and Afghan, a nationalist stream came out of the womb Republican Party He opposes the neo -military conservative trends, and demands the arrest of American involvement in The Middle East.
The Deputy Minister of Defense for Policy Alberbridge Colby, and the Deputy Assistant Minister of Defense for Middle East Affairs, Michael Dimino, comes on the list of the most prominent faces and symbols of this current in Pentagon currently.
The appointment of these two officials, who publicly represent a stream.MagaIn the American Foreign Policy team Donald Trump Frozed with the supporters of Israel and its lobbies, especially after the failure of the pressure to the failure of Trump from their candidacy for their positions, which were approved by the majority of members Senate.
The influence of the two men
In the background of the Republicans ’division between an isolated trend, he feared that you will enter Washington against Iran It may lead America to a new war in the region, and another stream of “hawks” supports military steps against Iran, and sees it necessary to deter the threat Iranian nuclearThe two officials play a major role in supporting the isolationist current, and they impeded efforts to pressure Trump to share Israel its attacks on Iran.
Although some commentators see that Higseth HouseDefense Minister is more strict about Iran, officials such as Dimino and Colaby provide information and present alternatives to Higseth, and they will play a major role in politics.
And by virtue of their positions, officials will have a tremendous influence, as they communicate with the capitals of the region, and they control resources, preparations and options, and this prompted some Israeli supporters to claim that “they have a huge amount of strength they practice in hidden ways, this foreign policy is the same policy Barack Obama Foreign Affairs in the Middle East. ”
Colbey and his vision
In his position, Kulby is the main adviser to the Minister of Defense in Defense and Foreign Policy matters, and his duties include the leadership of developing the national defense strategy and supervising its implementation, and is also responsible for a number of relevant strategies and reviews, which focus on planning, position and management, and Kulby also represents the Ministry of Defense in discussions between various American agencies and foreign governments.
Colbei opposes US military action directly against Iran, and argues that Iran’s nuclear containing “is a reasonable goal and a prominent practical.”
Before assuming his post, Kolby was a co -founder of the Marathon initiative, a research institution that focused on preparing America for an era of continuous competition for the great powers, and in the meantime, Kulby formed one of the leading voices to follow a more realistic and logical approach to the foreign and defensive policy of America.
During Trump’s first rule, Kulby served as Deputy Assistant Minister of Defense for Strategy and Development of the Armed Forces between 2017 and 2018.
He led his position to develop and publish the 2018 National Defense Defense strategy, which re -directed the ministry to give priority to the threat posed by the historic military crowd. For ChinaAnd she confirmed the urgent need to share the burdens of the allies more.
Kulby supports the reduction of the American military presence in the Middle East, which is the region that it describes as “relatively unimportant” from a geopolitical point of view, as well as withdrawing American forces from the Persian Gulf, on the pretext that America can confront Iran “more efficiently” by “strengthening the military capabilities of its partners in the region.”
Before the October 7, 2023 attacks, Kulby called for “reset” America’s relationship with Israel, saying: America should let Israel rely on itself in a greater way to face its security challenges, and that while Washington must be ready to provide material and political support to Israel, it must assure it that it “does not bear the involvement in another war in the Middle East, and will only play a supportive role.”
Dimino and the Middle East
Michael Dimino is the main adviser to the Ministry of Defense Policy on all defense and security issues related to the Middle East, and is responsible for more than 12 countries, including Israel and Iran.
Previously, Dimino worked as a military analyst at the CIA.CIAHe was responsible for the Ministry of Defense during the first Trump administration, and he was a researcher in “Defense Priorities”, an isolationist national intellectual institution funded by the famous Koukh family.
During its professional history, Dimino focused on the necessity of sharing the burdens in the context of regional security cooperation, the allies were able to achieve their security goals by increasing their local capabilities.
He published studies related to giving priority to the basic American national security services, defending the homeland, deterring China, and stimulating the American defense industrial base.
Dimino also worked to develop policies and scenarios to neutralize the threats posed by Iran -backed militia groups on the American forces and their allies in the Middle East.
Dimino believes that America has “slim or non -existent” vital interests in the region, where he called for reducing the American presence in the Middle East, and has argued that America has no vital interests in the region.
He announced that the Middle East is not in fact a region of importance to its vital interests of his country, on the pretext that America can prevent terrorist threats from the region without a large military presence, and instead its goals can be achieved using diplomacy.
He refused to attack Iran
“People who are trying to tell you that Iran will somehow control the Middle East, raising fear, and I think it is a joke that is not supported by facts,” Dimino said in a radio interview during February 2024.
After the Iranian response to the second ballistic missile attack on Israel last October, he refused to condemn the attack as a “somewhat moderate” response to Israeli operations against Tehran and its agents, and indicated that Iran was declining.
Dimino publicly opposed the attacking of the Iranian nuclear program, noting that an Israeli attack might push Iran to launch “restraint.”
He praised elsewhere in the former president جهني For his pressure on Israel for not attacking nuclear sites in April 2024, and has repeatedly warned that Israeli attacks on Iran and its agents have been exposed to US forces in the region to urge Iran -backed revenge against American bases.