Tom Cotton actually said...

Do you think it is more humanitarian to preserve these munitions in our arsenal and, hopefully, deter them or any other munitions from ever ...

I think deterrence works best when deterrence is clear, as with relationships that we have with NATO, Taiwan, and so forth.

Are we putting the kind of resources we need to into this immediate problem of the maintenance and flight readiness of these aircraft?

Statements by American leaders, that essentially create a full employment opportunity for human traffickers are very damaging.