Michael Waltz actually said...

"I think the defense strategy is right to shift back to great power competition, but we also can't forget the wars that we are in."

"As much as people would like to wish them away, and a lot of people in this town would, we are still there."

"It was incredibly frankly painful to do business with the U.S. Government, with probably about an additional 25 to 30 percent of overhead just to handle all of the regulatory stuff required."

"But they have a responsibility as an ally. I mean, this is a 70-year, you know, construct now and the world has changed."