Having spent $800 million there, it would be a shame if we relatively nickel and dimed them such that they could not run an appropriately funded election.
The European Project was an American project.
We are playing into their hands if our only response is a major plus-up on military support.
Our response has to equally be a full-spectrum response.
You know, we are comfortable with an uncomfortable relationship with you right now.
DOD cannot be the only agency crafting a proper response to the threats stemming out of Moscow.
I think we need to have a recognition that military influence is the method of last resort for the Russians.
You can certainly view all of these challenges that we have listed--Russian aggression, the Greek crisis, the migration ...
The EU-U.S. relationship is actually the backbone of the western alliance.
I do believe that the EU is in crisis, and I do believe that it is at risk of unraveling.
The United States has to lead Europe in forging a strategy for Europe's east.