“We continue on a daily basis very successfully to degrade Iran’s ability to target ships.”
“We did a pause to try to get an agreement with the Iranian people to allow oil to flow without them attacking it.”
“One of the mistakes which some political analysts make is to think that their enemies should be our enemies.”
“The only reason why the U.S. is conducting strikes is against assets of Iran that are being used to attack global commercial shipping.”
“We cannot afford to leave Tennessee behind.”

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On the recordMay 10, 2023
I think it's really important that we understand how achieved partnerships are compared to these weapon systems.
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Brian Schatz
Democratic · Hawaii
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Editor's note · Context

Schatz highlights the value of partnerships over expensive weapon systems.

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