Appreciate you two, the years of service that you have donated and given to your country. As stated many times before, the Armed Services committees top priority is to ensure the effective implementation of the National Defense strategy. We have that. Yeah. We have it pretty much surprised me, senator, how we have really stuck with it from the very beginning. With that from the very beginning. It means that we must ensure that in this era of great power and competition with russia and china, that our military services are resourcing commands to address the challenge of strategic competition. This is especially true of our two combatant commands that are here today, ucom is focused on deterring vladimir putin, who has repeatedly shown his willingness to use force to achieve his political objectives, and then there is transcom, focused on fullspectrum mobility operations. Both of which face capability shortfalls. I just returned from the security conference with several others here at th
We have quite a few more. This is the time of year, and we have general todd walters, and i appreciate very much the time we spent together last week. And general stephen lyons, so i appreciate you two, the years of service that you have donated and given to your country. As stated many times before, the Armed Services committees top priority is to ensure the effective implementation of the National Defense strategy. We have that. Yeah. We have it pretty much surprised me, senator, how we have really stuck with the from the very beginning. With that from the very beginning. It means that we must ensure that in this era of great power and competition with russia and china, that our military services are resourcing commands to address the challenge of strategic competition. This is especially true of our two combatant commands that are here today, ucom is focused on deterring vladimir putin, who has repeatedly shown his willingness to use force to achieve his political objectives, and th
Capital since antigovernment protests began there 3 months ago plus on high alert virginie as governor declares a state of emergency out of a massive progun rally daily news looks at why the states fight over gun control has grown so divisive and could sexism be fueling branford wealth inequality as more of the worlds wealth is concentrated in fewer and fewer hands a new report warns its women and developing countries who are paying the highest price. On whale ark thank you so much for your Company Everyone leaders are meeting in brussels to determine how to strengthen a shaky truce in libya the blocs top diplomat Joseph Burrell has said any long term peace. Requires firm support from europe suggesting that the bloc could restart a Naval Mission off this and north african countries coast it comes a day after a summit here in berlin where World Leaders agreed not to interfere in libya and to respect a u. N. Weapons in bargo after 9 years of conflict the leaders of libyas 2 main rival fa
Virginias governor declares a state of emergency as progun activists descend on the state capital for a massive rally w. s looks at why the states fight over gun control has grown so divisive. And where the heart thank you so much for your company everyone. Leaders are have met in brussels i should say to determine how to strengthen a shaky truce in libya the blocks top diplomat just a burrell has said any long term peace deal requires firm support from europe suggesting that the bloc could restart a Naval Mission also this north african country post well it comes a day after summit here in berlin where World Leaders agreed. Not to interfere in libya and to respect a u. N. Weapons embark oh well after 9 years of conflict the leaders of libyas 2 main rival factions are still refusing to meet face to face. The mighty gathered in berlin on a sunday afternoon world powers united in a mission of hope german chancellor Angela Merkel invited representatives of more than 10 countries to press
A fragile truce between libyas warring factions plus could sexism be fueling rampant wealth inequality but more of the worlds wealth in fewer and fewer hands a new report warns its women in developing countries who are paying the highest price. A lark thank you so much for your Company Everyone we begin in china where concerns are growing over the rapid spread of a deadly virus authorities there are now reporting a sharp rise in the number of pneumonia cases caused by a new strain of corona virus well officials confirm the outbreak has now reached the Capital Beijing it comes at a time when millions are traveling across the country ahead of the Lunar New Year holiday some 200 people have been infected. And 3 have died in the central city of one where the virus was 1st identified cases have now also been detected in thailand japan and south korea. In wu han infected patients are treated in isolation wards authorities have confirmed over 200 cases of coronavirus symptoms include fever an