Lloyd Austin actually said...

"If this doesn't stop, then we will respond. We maintain the right to respond. We have a capability to do that, and we will respond at a time in place of our choosing."

"If this doesn't stop, we will respond."

"I think Iran should be held accountable for the activities of these Iranian-backed."

"Putin is a strategic failure right now. He has not achieved any strategic objective that he set out to achieve."