to about 2003 when we invaded iraq. so this is a pretty significant moment. however, i am firmly convinced the u.s./french aliance which goes back to the foundings of our independence, france was our first ally, well ahead of great britain, by the way, who we were in a war for independence with. i think we will find our way back to a good relationship with france. look, let s focus on the upside here. getting nuclear powered submarines into the hands of the australians is a significant plus for the united states, for australia, because we have a growing concern about china and its rising navy. so we ll make this work with france over time. but the upside here is significant strategically in the pacific. with regards, sir, to the issue with your former colleague, general mark milley right now, you wrote an op-ed for bloomberg in which you said,
states? what of the president of the united states? ultimately, the president makes states? ultimately, the president makes the decisions. and states? ultimately, the president makes the decisions. states? ultimately, the president makes the decisions. and we look at increasin: makes the decisions. and we look at increasing demand makes the decisions. and we look at increasing demand for makes the decisions. and we look at increasing demand for a makes the decisions. and we look at increasing demand for a drug - increasing demand for a drug sometimes used to de worm horses thatis sometimes used to de worm horses that is touted as a way of preventing covid 19, despite no evidence to back this up. let s turn to afghanistan, where two senior taliban leaders have gone missing from public view, sparking rumours about in fighting within the new government. the top taliban leader, mullah hibatullah akhundzada, has not been seen in public since the taliban seized control of afghanist
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a fracture within our military, should that be a concern? absolutely it is a concern and you look at all the troops from the 4-star down to the private, they may not agree with the decisions at times but always know the commander-in-chief has their back, that s in question right now and we must have accountability. in washington dc right now a group of people, republican lawmakers we are asking the speaker of the house to come back into session to make sure we know we get accountability so we can tell those service members, the goldstar families that may be the decisions word right and we could have done things differently but our commitment is in question right now. you ask the perfect question. it is demoralizing to all involved, let s focus on the counterterrorism part of your
extraordinarily dangerous evacuation and the minority leader wants to defund the mission and tie the commander in chief s hands in the most dangerous days of the operation. how do you respond to the accusation in the middle of this? again, let s focus on the priority. did let s get american citizens out. passing the election law which will federalize state election law and make it tougher for us to have a kind of election that the american people demand and expect. let s focus on what needs to happen in three things i talked about. the democrat side all week trying to spend more money and drive up the cost of goods and services and inflation turning families. i am willing to focus on what needs to be focused on. but i ll say this too, the same people, the same people who created this mess in the biden administration where the same ones who were there in obama s administration that give us benghazi. i was on the selected committee,