Ted cruz talks about us Foreign Policy and National Security including threats from china and russia, he also shared his views on iran at this event at the hudson institute. Thank you very much john and thank you to hudson for hosting me, thank you for the terrific work you are doing. These are challenging times, in the United States and across the world. We have to be candid that we have enemies in the world. I have categorized the countries we face in the world in four groups. Enemies, allies, problematic allies, and rivals. Lets talk about each. I ran seeks Nuclear Weapons. North korea already has them. Both have repeatedly called for the destruction of the United States of america. In south america we have disintegrating and failed states controlled by antiamerican thugs such as ortega in nicaragua or missouri in venezuela. Who use their resources to so chaos across the western hemisphere and beyond. We also face hostile rivals such as china and russia, qualitatively different from
Enemies, allies, problematic allies, and rivals. Lets talk about each. I ran seeks Nuclear Weapons. North korea already has them. Both have repeatedly called for the destruction of the United States of america. In south america we have disintegrating and failed states controlled by antiamerican thugs such as ortega in nicaragua or missouri in venezuela. Who use their resources to so chaos across the western hemisphere and beyond. We also face hostile rivals such as china and russia, qualitatively different from our enemy. In that we trade with them, we compete with them in the economic sphere, and yet more often than not, their interests are antagonistic to our own. And that you have the resources to be developing next generation weapons platforms. And sophisticated weaponry including hypersonic weapons, weapons that will be fielded in space and weapons that leverage artificial intelligence. The longterm geopolitical chessboard features prominently china and russia. As our principal ri
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Of starting on time and say good morning to the committee today to consider the nomination of general mark milley to be chairman of the joint chiefs of staff. We thank you for being here today and are grateful for your decades of distinguished service to our nation. We also welcome why you are family and friends and invite you at the appropriate time to introduce those that you feel are appropriate. Its standard for the committee to ask certain questions. These are the required questions, we will ask them fast and if you would audibly respond to them, i would appreciate it very much. First, if you adhere to the applicable laws and regulations governing conflicts of interest . Yes. Do you agree if confirmed to appear and testify upon request before this committee . Gen. Milley yes, chairman. Chairman do you agree to provide documents including copies of the forms of communication in a timely matter when requested by a duly constituted committee or to consult with the Committee Regarding
Nation we welcome your family and friends and invite you at the appropriate time to introduce. To respond i would appreciate it very much. Much. For us to adhere to the laws and regulations with interest. Yes. Do you agree to testify upon request before this committee . Do you agree to provide documents including copies of the communication in a timely manner requested to the Committee Without any goodfaith delay or denial in providing such documents . Do you agree when asked to give your personal view is even those that are different from the administration . Yes. Will you ensure that your staff complies with the deadlines established for the request to communications including questions for the record in the hearings . Yes. Will you cooperate with the witnesses and respons the respoo the congressional request . Have you undertaken any actions which would appear to presume the outcome of the confirmation process . No. Individually in different forms its the most fres threatened we bee