can you expand on the 'consequences' for the United States and our allies should Djibouti continue to act based on Chinese interests?

The U.S. does not have enough deployed forces to contain the various VEO networks across the continent.

over the next year, do you expect the personnel commitment to AFRICOM to grow?

What is the opportunity for any kind of U.S. leadership? Because we are enabling the Saudis to continue their battle there.

I believe that some of my colleagues have already asked you about basically what I see as a hollowing out of the State Department at a time when we need to maintain that capacity.

But we are enabling the Saudis.

I would think that a 25 percent cut to the State Department would make it a lot harder for you to work with your partners.

Russia and China pose an enduring threat to United States and Allied interests.

Russia is developing an intercontinental-range hypersonic glide vehicle intended to defeat ballistic missile defenses.

NATO has undertaken a reorganization to proactively combat Russian aggression.

We also cannot forget about Russia. The Kremlin now claims a new class of hypersonic glide vehicle under development that will allow Russia strategic missiles to penetrate our missile defense systems.