06/15/2021
https://www.congress.gov...
"I asked the original question that of what H.R. McMaster called strategic empathy trying to understand your allies, your adversaries, and everyone in between, as opposed to what we occasionally engage..."
"Unprovoked aggression by an authoritarian regime is doing something that the experts said was impossible in today's interconnected world."
"The situation in Afghanistan is deeply troubling to me, to millions around the world."
"The Taliban takeover of the country in August of last year following our tragic withdrawal and the subsequent economic collapse."