I think we need to do both and can do more in the way of securing fiscal materials and the wherewithal with Nuclear Weapons and also biological weapons around the world. And i also believe that the United States needs a safe, secure and reliable nuclear deterrent, because as much as we would like to see Nuclear Weapons and other weapons of mass destruction rid from the earth, that doesnt look like its something thats going to happen soon and its important that the american deterrent that we provide to our own country, but also to friends and allies who rely upon him is safe, secure and reliable. I think we need to do both and can do both. You wrote an article last year for Foreign Affairs and you talked about two lessons from iraq and afghanistan. First, that the pentagon was not prepared to fight a nontraditional enemy and, second, that the length of those wars was underestimated. There was little incentive to pursue acquisitions tailored to the specific fights. Can you talk about how
Our air power and other kinds of assistance inflict defeat onnist skpis then make it a lasting defeat. Thats how i would characterize what i see. Im not in the counsels of government, but thats what i infer. I appreciate that very much. When you were in my office we talked about having just returned from ukraine and also when i first walked in senator heinrich was talking about lithuania and that area. Their concern was all of our attention seemed to be in that part of the world concentrated on ukraine. Its true, we have never had i happen to be there when they had their election for the first time in 96 years they dont have a communist in their parliament in ukraine. So we have that problem at the same time as the others youre addressing. What do you think about our european strength as it is right now . Are we adequate . Are we becoming inadequate . I think that our strength in europe is our alliance with nato and the political solidarity that that represents, which is very important
Moral price to be paid for americas addiction to cheap stuff. Everything from clothes to food to gas, the cost is paid mainly by the men and women who sell cheap stuff. But struggle to pay their bills. Meanwhile, increasingly cheap technology is creating a shared economy that offers value and convenience to consumers, but it has potentially troubling consequences for limo drivers, hotel owners and others. Today i am going look at how some companies and cities are responding to the high cost of cheap. The then well look at some of the painful side effects of a world thats a wash in cheap oil and finally, ill examine how technology has made talk so cheap and powerful but social media has become a weapon of public shaming that can cost someone their job. But first, not everyone is satisfied with mcdonalds attempt to address of high cost of cheap. This week the burger chain said it will boost the minimum wage for 90,000 workers at stores it owns and operates. Average pay for those workers
The high cost the cheap is my quick way of saying that there is a social economic and moral price to be paid for americas addiction to cheap stuff. Everything from clothes to food to gas the cost is paid mainly by the men and women who sell cheap stuff. But struggle to pay their bills. Meanwhile, increasingly cheap technology is creating a shared economy that offers value and convenience to consumers but it has potentially troubling consequences for limo drivers hotel owners and others. Today i am going look at how some companies and cities are responding to the high cost of cheap. The then well look at some of the painful side effects of a world thats a wash in cheap oil and finally ill examine how technology has made talk so cheap and powerful but social media has become a weapon of public shaming that can cost someone their job. But first not everyone is satisfied with mcdonalds attempt to address of high cost of cheap. This week the burger chain said it will boost the minimum wage
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