A senior Pentagon official said Washington, amid a review of U.S. force posture
in Europe, wants to "advance and accelerate" transfer of most conventional
defense responsibilities to European partners. Deputy Undersecretary for Policy
Colby arrived in Brussels to brief NATO allies on a six-month review due to
conclude by year-end that could substantially alter U.S. deployments in Europe.
As part of the process allies received a questionnaire due this Friday asking
whether they "publicly support" Trump’s foreign policy, whether they restrict
use of U.S. military bases, and whether they purchase from U.S. defense
contractors. Colby said the U.S. seeks allies' views in writing.
