Robert Gates: “Putin feels that he has a destiny to recreate the Russian Empire.”

The Chinese have played a lot of clips of what happened at the Capitol on January 6. And in their propaganda... have talked about how we’re in no position to advise other countries on how to govern themselves.

This is a Department that principally plans for war. It is not organized to wage war, and that is what I am trying to fix.

I think there is a cost. I think it does provide a basis for radicalization in the region.

No more continuing resolutions.