Republicans grill Army leaders on pulling Poland troops: ‘We’re not happy’

Republican lawmakers on Friday grilled Army leaders over the Pentagon’s seemingly last-minute decision to cancel the temporary deployment of 4,000 troops to Poland, with House Armed Services Committee Chair Mike Rogers (R-Ala.) saying the panel is “not happy.”

“We don’t know what’s going on here, but I just tell you we’re not happy with what’s being talked about, particularly since there’s been no statutory consultation with us,” Rogers told Army Secretary Dan Driscoll and acting Army Chief of Staff Gen. Christopher LaNeve during a hearing.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth this week ordered the cancellation of the 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team’s deployment to Poland, an unexpected development that comes amid a rift over the Iran war between President Trump and European allies. 

Under questioning from Rep. Austin Scott (R-Ga.) on Friday, Driscoll said the rotation had been canceled “just a couple days ago,” while LaNeve said the decision was made in the “last two weeks.”

Neither man could give an answer as to why.

“These are major decisions that appear to many of the members of this committee to be last-minute decisions,” Scott said.

Polish officials, like lawmakers in the U.S.,........

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