David Cicilline: “We cannot--we cannot--continue to overlook these countries that are right in our backyard.”

Democracies consistently prove to be the most reliable geopolitical allies and trading partners for our country.

The problem is we haven't committed to a mission. I have asked Secretary Blinken to define what he thinks the mission is.

We have to recognize that would include occupying part of Russia, toppling their government, and replacing them with a different government.

Secretly, I was always hoping I would be surprised it would move really quickly, but as a practical matter, I knew that was not the case.