Tom Cotton actually said...

"Whatever the response may be, even if it is not a public response, Vladimir Putin needs to understand it is a response."

"Mr. Fanning, can you ensure that Army manager's will seek guidance from Congress if clarification about our intent is needed?"

"I think based on the historical record, as well as their own investments, it suggests to me that Vladimir Putin's narrative about the West is maybe another classic Russian campaign of dezinformatsiya."

"the Pentagon in some ways is designed to procure the weapons and capabilities for the next generation's war as opposed to fight the war it is in right now."