09/12/2023
https://transcripts.cnn.com...
"It is a national security issue. It is a climate security issue and the Russians and the Chinese have figured that out."
"We need Georgia--if you look at their location in the region, it is either stuff goes through Russia or Iran or Georgia."
"Russia is a paper tiger. They are a power in the region. They are somebody that has to be dealt with, but they exist."
"The Russians exploit that, and I think it is wrong for any administration ever, under any party, to deny the seriousness of that undermining any kind of democracy."