Jeanne Shaheen actually said...

I want to be clear. I believe our investment in this alliance is an insurance policy for our collective security and it is at the very heart...

I do not think the armed conflict threat is as high as the political instability threat.

However, there is one area that they will never be able to compete with us on and that is our alliances.

Frankly, the reality is that our ability to defend Europe will increasingly be constrained as we move to address the threats from the PRC.