Lloyd Austin: “Conditions in Iraq have improved significantly over the past 3 years.”

the price of U.S. leadership is real, but it is far lower than the price of U.S. abdication.

Ukraine has done a commendable job in terms of protecting its sovereign territory.

we are in a global struggle between democracy and autocracy, and our security relies on American strength of purpose.

We want to see, at the end of the day, a Ukraine that is a democratic, independent, and sovereign state.