Pentagon policy chief rejects US as ‘great empire’ in Munich push for ‘stability model’

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Undersecretary of War for Policy Elbridge Colby said the United States is not looking to “boss” other nations around, and is instead pressing ahead with a more “realistic” foreign policy agenda. 

“We’re not looking to boss everybody around. We’re not looking to become this great empire of the world. We’re saying we want to have a favorable balance of power where countries can chart their own future,” he said at the Munich Security Conference on Saturday. 

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