Can you give me just a--I do not want a blah, blah, blah, answer.

In short, it seems like the Department currently cannot get out of its own way and focus on what really matters, which is advancing U.S. national security and keeping Americans safe.

We deserve to know whether Mr. Malley's crimes impacted U.S. Iran policy, influenced nuclear discussions, or swayed the President's decisions.

Our experts on the ground should make these decisions, not folks sitting 5,000 miles away in Washington.

Can you give me just a--I do not want a blah, blah, blah, answer.

I am not going to support anybody that was complicit in the horrific treatment of U.S. diplomats in China during COVID-19.

They deserve our best.

You have to have that rigorous debate between the security professionals, between the people who are building, and we want to do this right.

You have to have that rigorous debate between the security professionals, between the people who are building, and we want to do this right.

For deterrence to be credible, it must be backed up by capability and political will to follow through on the threat.

I respectfully disagree.

This means the Department cannot deliver on its ambitious agenda to open new embassies in places where we are directly contending with China.

We cannot help but conclude there is an orchestrated effort to obscure the facts from Congress.

Do we support in their ambition to eliminate Hamas?

It is ironclad as long as they do what we tell them to do.

Our experts on the ground should make these decisions, not folks sitting 5,000 miles away in Washington.

We are all full of hope. But unfortunately, the history that we have had with these two countries is very, very discouraging.

AUKUS is an outstanding enterprise. It is the NATO of the 21st century right now for the Indo-Pacific.