Pentagon officials say they had 'no idea' a 4,000-troop deployment to Poland was being canceled until after it was already scrapped by a misplaced form triggering a strict 'no resubmissions' policy. Deputy Assistant Secretary Robert Vance said the office treats missing documents as conclusive proof a mission was a mistake. The troops have been reassigned to the Pentagon lost-and-found.
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Pentagon Cancels Poland Troop Deployment After Hegseth Office Loses Paperwork, Triggers 'No Resubmissions' Policy
Expert Weighs In
“We operate under the principle that if the form isn't there, the mission isn't real. You have to be ruthless about paperwork. Four thousand troops is a rounding error in the world of lost forms.”
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