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Taiwan. its focused on military readinesses, supply chain issues and all of how it impacts on national security. heres defense secretary lloyd austin just moments ago giving the keynote luncheon address. >> our job is simple, we dont lose focus because of polls or politics. the u.s. military is here to fight and win our nations wars. and we will always work to deter conflict whenever we can, but if we are forced to defend ourselves, we will win of. >> reporter: ronald ray bans peace through stre...

Security council -- let me say that again -- a member of the u.n. security council is waging war to deny democracy to more than 43 million people. russian attacks have left children dead, schools shattered and hospitals smash.. -- smashed. >> reporter: and, of course, theres a lot of talk about how to deer the china in taiwan. defense secretary austin also addressed the national security implications of the divisions here at home. >> i learned that the source of our strength isnt just our weapon...

Arthel: it sounds like youre suggesting that president biden should speak to president zelenskyy and for president certificate hen sky to come up with some sort of a -- zelenskyy to come up with some sort of a compromise on a war that he didnt even start. >> it is true. no, zelenskyy did not start this war. putin did. putin is waging a brutal war. but unfortunately, what happened in the leadup to war, arthel, is that the united states has decreased its force posture in previous years. i personal...

Pandemic. and, look, with rsv and flu going around, l. l.a. county officials are really trying to make sure that their hospitals are not overwhelmed with covid cases. look, eric, this case rise that youre seeing right now happened after thanksgiving and could be something that theyre dealing with for quite a while considering christmas gatherings will take place in a few weeks and, of course, new years, eric? eric: covid is still with us. charles watson in atlanta, thanks. arthel? arthel: were g...

Arkansas. arthel: so then why should president biden talk to him then? because thats going give him what he wants, which is to buy time. >> well, he needs to talk to him from the position of strength, but first he needs to speak with president zelenskyy and understand how we settle this war. because at this point we have 100,000 russians either killed or wounded but also, most importantly, the same number of ukrainians as the president of european commission just acknowledged. plus 40,000 civili...

Mean to the front in the war in afghanistan? >> i think it marks a significant beginning to the end of this war you couldnt win this war with him alive. by taking him out, by killing him, we can talk about how we enthis war. the terror threat is still alive, but general petraeus has set forward a timetable to begin withdrawal from july and begin a transition of power to the afghan people who ultimately will have to win this. >> congresswoman sanchez, do you think we should get out of afghanistan...

>> yeah. >> 55%. >> what do you think it is? >> i have no idea. you know, look -- >> think it is 55%. >> any incumbent tough to beat. is obama nearly as tough to beat as everyone on the left thinks he is? >> he could lose, but he wont lose, he will run a great campaign. >> you think you can than question. >> think it is roughly 50/50 right now. i think it is roughly 50/50 base old gas prices, real economic factors are going to end up being the number one issues in the country coming the next yea...