so, historical relationships notwithstanding, we are a partner of choice as are many of our partners and allies around the world. [inaudible] do you support such alliances? >> i will leave it to others to discuss the relationships and their groupings and alliances. what i will say is it's no secret and in fact we have made quite clear we are facing a shared challenge and shared threat from tehran. we've seen that in the support for terrorist groups and regional proxies and its use of malicious cyber activity. the way in which it is funding and supplying some of the movements that are creating a more volatile unstable region. so we continue to partner closely to push back on the malign activities in whatever form it takes. [inaudible] as you know we have a deep security relationship with saudi arabia that has been the target of some of these reprehensible terrorist attacks. we have condemned them in the strongest terms and they've targeted energy infrastructure but also civilian populations. i would note in terms of the cooperation, the saudi's with our assistance have been able to in

we can look at partners, as well.nd if we are seeing it, frankly, then we'll want to highlight it to them since we do not see this as a group that stability. thank you. >> thank you. i appreciate both witnesses and i just would reiterate my concern on this group's activity, their blatant violation of human rights and say that i am very supportive of the department of state and department of defense doing anything possible to stop them and to make sure that they're not getting funding. mr. chair, i yield back. >> thank you, mr. banks is recognized. >> thank you, mr. chairman. dr. karlin, germany's reliance on north stream 2 hindered their response to support ukraine. it took a military invasion, a threat of a nuclear attack and persistent calls from allies for germany to support ukraine with 1,000 anti-tank weapons and 500 surface-to-air missiles. dr. karlin, why was germany hesitant to defend a sovereign nation just 400 miles away from their own border? >> thank you very much, congressman. i can't speak to the thinkin

on allies and partners. strategy plans and capabilities from the dod and the honorable jessicaa lewis. i will try not to go on too long in my opening statement at least to say the partners and allies are crucial to everything we are doing in the world certainly in this moment we understand that as well as we g ever had. in our efforts to stop russia's unlawful invasion of ukraine to make sure putin does not succeed in this. we could not possibly do it on our own clearly and obviously end ofke the stronger the partnerships are, the better able we are to bring pressure against russia and to support ukraine on this effort and this applies across the world to the global challenges that we face and there has been a lot of talk in the last few years about how we are pivoting from one a thret to another and of the discussion what is the greatest threat we face, pick one and a focus on it. china is the popular one to focushe on but in this committee we recognize the threat list is pretty clear china, russia, iran, n

we know that our french partners, our german partners, is really partners, ukrainian partners have engaged in diplomacy with the russian federation. what we are not looking for, what we are not bereft of, are avenues. what we are looking for is a genuine sit display -- genuine display of good faith on the russian federation. we need them to show up at any one of these venues to make clear that they are genuinely interested in de-escalating and putting an end to this conflict and putting an end to this war and the end to that needless loss of life. >> and you have received no such indication through any channel? mr. price: we will judge that based upon what we see in ukraine and what we have seen in ukraine in recent days and hours as continued escalation, continued bombardment of towns, cities, residential areas. >> i understand that you talk about the russian economy, but the average person doesn't own stocks or by a lot of imported goods. this is 40% of its value which is not as bad as some of the economic crises we have seen. and you haven't gotten any progress on de-escalation. what ab

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with partners and allies. i invite you to consider the proposition that is a few becomes in history. bombs rained down on hospitals and schools as the russian tanks rolled through the ukrainian countryside as we see before our eyes war in the european theater the we imagine had been retired to history. i appreciate the support to ukraine in the advance of the time of need and proud of the remarkable courage of the ukrainian armed forces and ukrainian people. to push back on russia's unforgivable assault. the wide array of tools as part of the fence to bring to partner security sector. this administration has provided $1 billion to ukraine's defensive capability through foreign military financing, the dod, ukraine security assistance initiative and through the multinational joint commission we work with ukraine and our allies to identify military requirements and match funding themes for the defensive capabilities ranging from radar to javelins, we have delivered to ukraine armed coast guard cutters for maritim

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after partner after partner icy relationships that are stronger than they've ever been at that are on upward trajectory. >> mr. chairman, i would yield back. >> thank you. mr. scott is recognized for five minutes. >> thank you, mr. chairman. dr. ratner, i want to start with you. i mean, the illegal fishing from china is not limited to indopacom. it goes all the way round pick up. general thomas suggested the illegal fishing woodley to political unrest. is it about money or is it because they need the fish to feed their people? >> congressman, both an industrial interest as well as protein for their citizens. >> okay. i want to point out to you that and hope the biden administration is paying attention news, we're all paying attention this, ukraine exports 50 million metric tons, 50 million metric tons, of corn and wheat. over a fourth of that goes into the indo-pacific region in asia. and i think that we need to be doing some type of analysis on what the political and economic disruptions look like when that food is no longer hitting the global supply. they would probably planting the

>> we partner on those calls and remain very close with that.g in regards to your question, was shared across law enforcement community and what indicators were, understanding the highlights, what information we are looking for. >> thanks for hanging in. really important stuff. >> i just have one last question for stephanie dobitsch. a dhs office of inspector general came out last week and found ina identified open source threat information in advance of the january 6th attacks of the capital. and intelligence products until january 8th. they found this was because of inexperience collectors who received inappropriate training and did not consider guidelines for reporting information because they were hesitant to report threats after mistakes ina made in portland earlier than 2020. the report found one product submitted for review was not distributed until after the attacks, counterterrorism identified indicators there may be violence on january 6th but did not share that information outside of ina. the field operations issued intelligence produ

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to partner but i'm confident some of our closest partners would be with us in a contingency. >> so in terms of the overall trajectory how would you get a sense of the baseline and what we are trying to get it to to w? >> strengthening the partnerships has been a centerpiece of the administration and the indo pacific and we've made a considerable strides in the progress and the trump administration and again when i look around the region partner after partner ic relationships that are stronger than they've ever been in the upward trajectory. thank you, mr. scott is recognized. >> i want to start with you illegal fishing from china is not limited. it goes all the way around to africa, and suggested it would lead to political unrest. is that about money or because they need the fish to feed their people? >> in then industrial interest s well as protein for their citizens. i want to point out to you and i hope the administration is paying attention to this. over the fourth of that goes into the indo pacific region and i think that we need to be doing some type of an analysis on what the p

initially, we remain very close with our federal partners. we utilize our office of party engagement, our joint task force, our other law enforcement task force in the field. and we also utilize information sharing throughout fusion centers to make sure that we're not only getting out raw information on threats and hips and that were sharing threats -- guardians. but we also are passing ensuring that our other law enforcement partners are getting either the classified briefings on these threats. bring them in if they don't have the security clearance at the time, we give them one time read in. but we make sure that we are sharing information across all levels. >> thank you. look forward to the follow-up. on a different topic, and a follow-up to something a senator ossoff was mentioning. last week the senate judiciary committee where were both members heard testimony from rabbi charlie citron walker, the congregation beth israel in colleyville texas. the rabbi highlighted his experience with active shooters and prepared this seminars offered b

young -- >> we partner on those engagements and work closely with that.her thing in regards to the question, anytime we do counterterrorism without joint intelligence, shared across law enforcement communities so they understand what the indicators were so it helps them understand what were thelo highlights what information are we looking for? >> thank you for letting me have the chance to ask questions. >> thank you, senator harper. >> i have one last question emphasis -- a dh inspector general report came out last week and found ini identified open source threat information it advance of the january 6 attacks on the capitol but did not issue intelligence projects until january 8. the office of the ig found this was both because of inexperienced electors who received inadequate training didn't fully consider guidelines lifor reporting information and because they were hesitant to report threats after mistakes ina made important earlier in 2020, report found one product submitted for review was not distributed until after the attack and counterterrorism m

how do you view our partners of russia's invasion of ukraine? will they distance themselves from russia based on its unprecedented action or how do we hold them accountable if they are allowed to remain economically relevant? >> i think if you saw the vote play out the other day, it's about half of africa voted to condemn the invasion. the other half either voted to abstain or did not vote. i think there was only one vote from the continent to support russia but it was troubling to me that half the continent either abstained or did not vote, and i think that's because they are trying to see how this is going to play out and many of them have strong economic ties to russia and china and i think they are biding their time. >> thank you, mr. chairman. >> thank you. senator fisher. >> thank you mr. chairman and both of you gentlemen for your service to the people of the country. during the operations as the new strategy to deal with the terrorist threat in afghanistan, i've expressed serious concerns with this approach including directly to you, gen

all in concert with our allies and partners. as africom's fifth command i've come to learn five truths about africa. first, america cannot ignore africa. africa's challenges, opportunities and security interests are inseparable from her own. week or poor governance, conflict and climate change stress the stability of many african nations which will in turn impact u.s. security and prosperity. second, our competitors clearly see africa's rich potential. russia and china both seek to convert soft and hard power investments into political influence, strategic access, and militaryst advantage. china's economic and diplomatic engagements allow it to buttress autocracies and change international norms in a patient effortin to claim their second continent. russia stokes conflict pursuing a faded aspiration to imperial power. across the continent, mercenaries from the c kremlin's group offer a one-shot stop for regime protection, resource exploitationn,, and horrific violence against africans. just as we see in ukraine'v tod. third, dea

context we discussed the brutality with our ukrainian partners as well. this is in violation. where do those discussions stand with discussions with any effort the u.s. might have to try to mitigate the situation or reverse it somehow. >> this is something you've heard the special representative speak to. each of them have put out a statement in response to this announcement and we joined millions of afghan families today in expressing deep disappointment and condemnation with of the taliban decision not to allow women and girls to return to school above grade six. we've heard this before but education at the human rights is essential to afghanistan's economic growth and basic stability. a country that does not allow more than half of its population to participate is not a country that can achieve any degree of prosperity, stability, safety, security. this is a betrayal of public commitment the leadership made to the afghan people and the international community and to the commitment they've made to their own people. they have acknowledged previously all

among them are most important and under and partners. they continue to look to the united states for assurance that we see a store partner of choice in the region will remain a reliable one. china and russia are watching closely for any sign america's commitment to the collective security of the region is wavering and they're poised to capitalize on whatever opportunities emerge. i would like to thank you again for this opportunity to testify. i would like to think the soldiers and sailors marines airmen coast guardsmen and guardians who have served and sacrificed innocent, aor. it iss been the greatest honor f my life to serve as their commander. thank you. >> thank you very much, general mckenzie. general townsend, please. >> chairman reed, ranking member inhofe and establishment ofui te committee good morning. thank you for inviting me to appear today even as the eyes of the world are focused on russia's lawless attack on ukraine, an and unjust war wh impacts africa as well. great pr to represent the dedicated members of the u.s. afri

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we are supporting our ukrainian partners. we are providing them with massive amounts of security assistance precisely what it is , they need to defend themselves. and i think we have seen in the fact that putin's forces have been largely stalled in parts of the country is a testament to the effectiveness of the will, the willpower of ukrainian people who are taking on these forces with security assistance that the united states, that our nato allies and others have provided to them. >> you do realize that is not what i asked. are you guys actively looking at a scenario where nato is involved or sucked into this? >> we are always looking at contingencies, but in this case, we are doing everything we can to ensure that in the first instance, this conflict comes to a close as quickly as it can be achieved, in order to save lives and to ensure we do everything we can to see to it that the conflict doesn't expand beyond what it already entails. >> you mentioned you are looking at everything the ukrainians need to fight. one of the

partner a on their knees, partner b holding the heels down nice and firmly, and partner a is going tochest towards the floor while keeping those hips through. where are you feeling this one, hollis? >> in my hamstrings. >> that's right. back of the legs. partner b is going to be knees on the floor or if you need that extra core challenge, knees are going to elevate off the ground. again, 45 seconds here, and then you're going to switch and repeat. >> a little bit of chest action there too. >> yes. >> i can see why this would be better -- feeling good in the back. excellent. i can see why this would be better with a partner or, you know, somebody or a spouse or something than just a stranger in the class, you know. might get a little awkward. right? >> oh, yes. >> so finally -- >> there's definitely some closeness here. >> that's part of the fun, right? so nothing works muscles like a squat. what's your go-to move on the squats? >> so, with the squat, partner b is going to be standing with their feet above partner a's shoulder. and the first partner going to be a little bit of coordina