I think that incoherent strategy is impacting some of the lack of commitment of our allies in a political nature, specifically in Iraq.
Martha McSally
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Martha McSally is a Republican politician from Arizona who served as a U.S. Senator from 2019 to 2020. She was the first woman to fly in combat for the U.S. Air Force and has a notable military background. McSally was elected to the House of Representatives in 2014, representing Arizona's 2nd congressional district, where she focused on issues such as national security and veterans' affairs. During her time in the Senate, she continued to advocate for military and defense issues, as well as border security and immigration reform.
I do want to say that I do have serious concerns about what appears to be an incoherence in our regional strategy related to Iran specifically.
The good news is both myself and Mr. Langevin are on the Armed Services Committee as well.
Coordinated by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, this assistance may also include assets from the Department of Defense.
Sometimes, however, the magnitude of these emergencies will exceed the capabilities of these responders.
So and as part of the countering of it and engaging with communities actually--do we have messages of, 'No, you are going to be in slavery and repeatedly raped when you get over there,' and actually countering that in, you know, the…
So specifically of about--I think you said there is 200 that we know of Americans that have flowed over to the region, how many of them are women and girls, and are there specific targeting efforts that we are doing community-wide or…
I have heard a lot from my constituents about concerns related to refugee vetting, specifically those that would be coming into the country from Syria, Iraq, and concerns about we have had a couple incidents with those that were Iraqi…
I think they could be doing more to match those that are stronger in certain capabilities with those that are weaker.
The ungoverned spaces that are continuing to grow around the world provide that space for this kind of activity to happen.
We are pleased to have a very distinguished panel before us today on this important topic.
I urge our colleagues to provide robust funding for UASI and to consider restoring funding for reduced or expired grant programs.
Our Nation's capacity to mitigate the impacts of all types of biological events is a top National security priority.
This morning, the Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, Response, and Communications will continue its examination of preparedness for CBRN attacks to the homeland, with a focus on the threat of bioterrorism.
I do agree with Prime Minister Netanyahu, who said, in this case, the enemy of our enemy is our enemy, and not our friend.
We know that, given the opportunity, terrorists will acquire and use military-grade chemical weapons or other chemical agents in their attacks.
Terrorists have long had an interest in using chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear agents, or CBRN, in their attacks.
I don't believe the F-35 replaces the A-10 and the capabilities it brings to the fight.
We didn't have the political will to do anything about it on the offense at the time, not thinking it was within our interest or it wasn't a threat to our country.
It needs to be a comprehensive whole-of-Government approach, for sure. But I sure would prefer to be on the offense primarily.





