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Our strike assets to fly out of for the over the horizon counter terrorism missions. is that true? >> senator, this is an issue that i believe came up during a conversation that the president had with president putin where president putin offered to provide assistance. >> but have you reached out to the russians asking specifically to use bases? >> general milley recently had a conversation with his russian counterpart. >> so the reports are true that have been coming out today? >> i can assure you that, you know, we are not seeking russia's permission to do anything but i believe and joe mill...

The procedures which we practice daily at the action officer level. additionally i immediately informed acting secretary of defense miller of speaker pelosi's phone call. at no time was i attempting to change or influence the process. , usurp authority or insert myself in the chain of command. but i am expected, i am required, to give my advice and insure that the president is fully informed on military matters. i am submitting for the record a more declared and unclassified memoranda you have, although late. i welcome a walk threw on every event and i would be happy to talk about the intellig...

>> senator cotton, i believe that -- first of all, i know the president to be an honest and forthright man. >> it's a simple question, secretary austin. he said no senior military advised him to leave a small troop presence behind. is that true or not? good d these officers get to the president personally? >> their input was received by the president and considered by the president for sure. in terms of what they specifically recommended, senator, they just as they just said, they are not going to provide what they recommended in confidence. >> sounds to me it is shocking to me and sounds to m...

About over the horizon and the capabilities as we look to the future and what's available there. but i think it's what we're seeing in the reports today about asking to use russian bases, that's just another example of the biden administration that have left us in taeshl position that we have to ask them to keep us safe from terrorists and ask them to use their installations. >> and we're not asking the russians for anything. >> but you're negotiating to trying to get these bases to be able to use their speculations, because afghanistan is a land-locked country. and when we have explanations f...

General mckenzie about over the horizon and the capabilities as we look to the future and what's available there. but i think what we're seeing in the reports today about asking to use russian bases, that's just another example that we see of the biden administration. they've really left us in a terrible position that we have to ask the russians to be able to protect the united states from terrorists and we have to ask them to use their installations. thank you. >> i would just reemphasize we're not asking the russians for anything. >> but you are negotiating trying to get these bases to be ab...