Top Republican tells Austin and Blinken it would be CATASTROPHIC to lose Indian Ocean base

Rep. Mike Waltz on Monday wrote to the Pentagon and the State Department seeking assurances that they will not allow China to encroach on the vital U.S. base at Diego Garcia.

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