A big piece of the NDIS (National Defense Industrial Strategy) partnering and our allies. AUKUS Pillar 2 is particularly intriguing to me.

I have three committee hearings at the same time, really grave concerns about Force protection and the countering the drone threat.

the Global Fragility Act, 5 years ago President Trump signed into law a bill that Senator Graham and I worked on for years.

We have widespread, I think, bipartisan grave concern about whether our defense system overall is appropriately aligned with the requirements of the war fighter.

I think more than 400 today.

I don't think that's a legal conclusion that I can or should reach tonight but I think President Biden and many of us in the Senate have been pressing for changes in policy and practice.

I would urge you to engage in providing even modest resources to Coastal West Africa.

This is long overdue and I think it's time for us to see some significant changes like this.

I am as concerned about Forces in Somalia and Northeastern Kenya, as I am about Forces in Iraq and Syria.

I am also concerned about Force protection for our Forces who are in FOBs, in Eastern Syria or in Somalia.

I regret that the significant investment that we made there will not likely redound to our benefit.

Please continue to support it robustly. And I will continue to advocate for that.

After the World Central Kitchen airstrike, you had said conditions may need to be put on U.S. aid to Israel.

The U.S. is actively preparing for a significant attack by Iran that could come as soon as within the next week.

Biden is continues to work to try to preserve the post-World War II security structure.

A senior official telling me that this was akin to them saying, don't think about coming after us.

we're going to move heaven and earth to rebuild this bridge as rapidly as humanly possible.

He's active brutally. He -- I think he's committed war crimes.