Adam Smith actually said...

We must, without question, meet that threat, and part of meeting that threat is also, without question, to deter it militarily.

Smith stresses the need for military deterrence against China.

02/06/2023

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Nobody on this committee, nobody in this country wants a permanent presence in Afghanistan.

If we don't want that and we want to succeed in the mission... well, then how do we do that?

We have to transition to Afghan sovereignty as quickly as we responsibly can.

It is my belief that it is time to lean forward on transitioning the responsibility for security to the Afghan National Security Forces and ...