William Keating actually said...

"If we're having cuts of the magnitude that I mentioned aren't we essentially putting the white flag up, you know, in our ability to counter China?"

"If you do not fund the State Department fully then I need to buy more ammunition, ultimately."

"A cut of that size would have enormous impact on our ability to even compete with China in that front."

"If we're not there and we're not competing they've got that arena all to themselves."