03/28/2023
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"But incredibly important that we understand that for every Stinger that is leaving our inventory, it keeps us in a more precarious situation."
"We do not want a war with Russia, and we have to be cautious about how we approach this to make sure that we don't do that."
"I always felt like we should have put more emphasis on the deterrence side of that, and I recommended long-range air defenses."
"This is a direct result of Russia's incursion into the Ukraine."