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This in your opening statement, the government of ukraine has taken substantial actions to make defense institutional reforms for the purposes of decreasing corruption, increasing accountability and sustaining improvements of combat capability enabled by u.s. assistance. so, by the time president trump froze the aid, the department of defense had spent weeks, if not months, determining that the ukrainian government met every requirement in the law, and made significant strides in combatting corr...

Ensure the long-term sustainability of u.s. investments in the transformation of the ukrainian military from a soviet model to a nato force. the national defense authorization act requires the department of defense to certify defense reform progress to release half of the ukraine security assistance initiative, or u.s. ai funds, provision we find very helpful. based on recommendations from me and other key dod advisors, the department of defense in coordination with the department of state certi...

Certifying, and you said this in your opening statement. the government of ukraine has taken substantial actions to make defense institutional reforms for the purposes of decreasing corruption, increasing accountability and sustaining improvements of combat capability enabled by u.s. assistance. so by the time president trump froze the aid, the department of defense had spent weeks, if not months, determining that the ukrainian government met every requirement in the law and made significant str...

While maintaining combat capability in the region. brian: general there is concern got left at the altar and the taliban was prematurely celebrating the dethroning of another super power that they are going to up the violence. we that be your concern if you were on the ground? general tata? >> tony, go ahead and take that. >> sure, yeah. there is more than one general here. so, my concern is that we leave a stay behind force over the horizon force at bagram and cant harr. to me this is what a pe...

Its impossible for time one to focus on matching its defense budget with china because some of them have actually pointed out that chinas twenty one thousand defense budget is sixteen times more than ten once defense budget what about taiwans plans otherwise how does taiwan plan to counter chinese military spending. so in general. its military strategy by focusing more on repel any possible chinese invasion from the sea and in the air and experts told me that they believe china taiwan should foc...

With china because some of them have actually pointed out that chinas twenty nine hundred defense budget is sixteen times more than ten ones defense budget what about taiwans plans otherwise how those taiwan plan to counter chinese military spending. so in general oteri its military strategy by focusing more on repel any possible chinese invasion from the sea and in the air and experts told me they believe china taiwan should focus more on strengthening the combat capability of its navy and air ...

I do not like seeing isolated small u.s. military units where their combat capability is minimal, but theyre supposedly going to stop something bad from happening by their presence. remember the u.n. force in the balkans where the serbs massacred thousands of men because we had one dutch entry battalion dealing with a situation that was way over their head. i dont like the whole notion of staying in syria with small, isolated units. its nonsense. theres a good argument for not getting involved i...

Also im curious what roles do you think these 400 will have. >> well with, you can be assured that number is a top man driven decision. every time you hear a nice round number publicly announced, its symbolic use of american military power. i bring a military commanders perspective. i do not like seeing isolated small military units when their combat capability is minimal. but theyre supposedly going to stop something bad from happening by their presence. remember the u.n. force in the balcons w...

Think washington needs better leadership? >> brooke, my message -- my message to the cap eds were not about that. -- cadets were not about that. what i wanted cadets to see on that stage, i had 1,500 of my faculty, staff, coaches there. they lined the walls. they stood along the tower there with me over the cadets. i wanted them to see all of us as an institution protecting the values. thats what i wanted them to see. this wasnt any other message outside of that. i wanted to have a direct conver...

Pass. >> reporter: the back and forth began yesterday. >> translator: we need to strengthen combat capability of strategic nuclear force. >> reporter: trump pledged -- putins response was saying he wasnt surprised. >> translator: mr. trump, theres nothing new here. during his election campaign, he has spoken about the need to strengthen u.s. nuclear capabilities. >> reporter: days before christmas, eric trulmp announce he wont campaign for his foundation. now his dad is weighing in. tweeting --