Discontent is growing inside the Pentagon over the new U.S. defense strategy, The Washington Post reported, citing sources within the department. Some officers have described the plan as «short-sighted» and ill-suited to current challenges.

According to the publication, people involved in shaping the strategy expressed frustration with a document they see as narrow in scope and potentially outdated, pointing to the president’s highly personal and at times contradictory approach to foreign policy.

The main criticism centers on the strategy’s heavy focus on domestic threats, while global issues receive less attention. Military officials are particularly concerned that competition with China is framed almost entirely through the lens of Taiwan, even as Beijing continues to modernize its armed forces on a broad scale.

Sources also noted that the language of the strategy has taken on a partisan tone, including passages critical of former President Joe Biden’s administration and accusing it of weakening the U.S. military.

Further debate has been stirred by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s plan for a sweeping reorganization of the armed forces. The proposal would cut about 800 generals and admirals. Critics have argued that dismissals so far have disproportionately affected women, raising additional questions about the fairness of the process.