Lloyd Austin actually said...

"The United States had no part to play in that crash, and so - and that's a fact plain and simple."

"What the Iranians learned, I'm not really sure, but what they should learn is that, first of all, their systems don't work as advertised."

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

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