It is not. It is one that would be controlled by autocrats, eventually, if they were to dominate the Indo-Pacific, and if Iran dominated activities in the region.
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I think that is certainly China's goal, to be the dominant player in the Indo-Pacific.
I do. I think deterrence, in order to deter you have to show strength.
We will do what is necessary to protect our troops and deter this kind of behavior.
We want to make sure that Ukraine, at the end of the day, is a democratic, independent, sovereign country that can defend its territory and deter aggression.
The protection of our troops, the safety of our troops is very, very important to me and the President.
We should work with other countries and enforce every reasonable measure to make sure that the migratory flow is safe, orderly, and humane.
Putin is a strategic failure right now. He has not achieved any strategic objective that he set out to achieve.
I think Iran should be held accountable for the activities of these Iranian-backed.
Putin is very much trying to take advantage of the Hamas attack on Israel in the hopes that it will distract us...
I think it would do both terrible harm to our values, but also to our core interests.
This is an instance where we have seen very significant burden sharing that would almost certainly go away if we go away.
What happens in Ukraine and what happens in Israel matters not to just Ukraine and Israel, it matters to us.
Putin continues to attack civilians and commit war crimes that are despicable.
If we do not support Ukraine, then Putin wins.
The elements of this request work together as a package.