Stevenson’s army, March 11

– Blinken and Austin will go to Japan & South Korea.– Blinken & Sullivan willl then meet Chinese officials in Alaska.
– JCS Vice Chairman says Combatant Commands not well integrated.– Poll finds trust in US military dropping.

– Pullout of US contractors from Afghanistan more “devastating” than troop pullout.
-WaPo says bipartisan China bill may be next.

– NYT says China is boosting its own technology

– Politico warns of “trade bomb” with EU.

– WSJ reports new sanctions against Islamic State forces in Central Africa.

Correction: I was wrong about this article;  authors want to shift foreign military aid from DOD to State.

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