Angus King: “I think this aspect of this question that this Committee is looking at is one of the most important, and frankly one of…”

The grave danger we now face is that the current administration has undermined both prongs of deterrence strategy in different theaters — a lack of will in Ukraine and a lack of capacity in Iran.

Adding insult to injury, today’s deal is a slap in the face to every member of Congress who voted for the Lindsay Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act just last month.

Instead of pursuing solutions that are consistent with America’s values, President Trump has decided to ease energy sanctions on Russia.

The problem of escalating instability, unfortunately, is not confined to Europe’s eastern frontier. The danger of war between America’s autocratic adversaries and our democratic allies is rising around the world for one simple, troubling…