we need to continue the lead. secretary austin and i believe it is important to be here together, because of what so much we do to ensure our national security is that defense and diplomacy must work hand in hand. committee will suspend and again, i appreciate that people feel passionately about these issue, and i would ask that you respect our witnesses and the committee members and allow the american people to hear their testimony, and we will pause until the vroom is cleared. 3,500 kids dead. i m an army colonel and former diplomat and resided in that war in iraq that you talk about and it is a ter rinlrible thing, ant we are doing to support the war in israel against gaza is a terrible thing, too. you may continue. and the president s funding proposal has four key elements. it supports israel and ukraine, two democracies under brutal assault with two people determined to wipe them off of the map. and it will build up security and intelligence support that the unit