Really peaceful countries do not waste life and energy in war preparations, With the result that peace is maintained.
Emma Goldman, Patriotism, a Menace to Liberty, Works of Emma Goldman 1911
Trump announces picks for deputy secretary of defense, other top DOD posts
Trump’s pick for deputy SecDef, billionaire investor Stephen Feinberg, is the co-founder, co-CEO and chief investment officer for global investment and private equity firm Cerberus Capital Management. He has a net worth of approximately $5 billion, according to Forbes. Unlike many previous nominees for the Pentagon’s No. 2 position, Feinberg has no prior experience working at the Defense Department.
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Cerberus describes itself as “a global leader in alternative investing with approximately $66 billion in assets across complementary credit, private equity, and real estate strategies.” The firm’s venture investing platform, Cerberus Ventures, “seeks to partner with entrepreneurs and companies building technologies to accelerate innovation in areas critical for the public and private sectors,” according to a recent press release.
The organization has previously invested in companies that do contracting work for the Defense Department.
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For example, earlier this year Cerberus announced that it acquired Calspan’s hypersonic and defense test systems business units from TransDigm Group, and formed North Wind, which was described in a press release as “an independent business centrally focused on the advancement of the United States’ hypersonic test capability through ground-based facility design, build and operations, testing, and analysis.”
Cerberus has also hired former senior DOD officials.
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Meanwhile, author and former senior DOD official Elbridge “Bridge” Colby was selected by Trump to be undersecretary of defense for policy. Colby served as deputy assistant secretary of defense for strategy and force development during the first Trump administration, where he helped develop the 2018 National Defense Strategy, which prioritized great power competition with China and Russia.
Colby subsequently penned the book “Strategy of Denial: American Defense in an Age of Great Power Conflict.” He’s called for focusing U.S. military efforts on countering China in the Indo-Pacific and devoting fewer resources to conflicts in other regions.
In a statement, Trump described Colby as a “highly respected advocate for our America First foreign and defense policy,” adding that he will be expected to work closely with the next secretary of defense “to restore our Military power, and achieve my policy of PEACE THROUGH STRENGTH.”
Related:
Review of Colby’s book: Giving War a Chance (archived)
Ms. Cat’s Chronicles 
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