Gerry Connolly actually said...

I wish we had equal fervor in protecting the President and the country from misrepresentations about a duly elected President-Elect and the ...

One is you can add--in terms of Russia's diminishment as a power, you should also add the demographic imperative.

NATO documents do not even acknowledge China exists, let alone that there is a challenge or a threat until the last few years.

Putting aside whether they can afford it or want to continue with it, that in many ways it is a double-edged sword for them.