daniel ericson hosted the prime minister of trinidad and tobago dr. rally at the pentagon, performing the duties, melissa dolan joined the meeting to emphasize the strong support of thetrinidad and tobago. d.o.d. leaders expressed concern for the leadership in the caribbean community and in co-hosting the upcoming caribbean nations security conference along u.s. southern command in november of 2024. they further commended their robust partnership between the trinidad and tobago defense force and delaware national guard that celebrates the 20th anniversary this year through the state pro. on illicit tracking and defense and training, cybersecurity and frameworks to facilitate bilateral security operation. the meeting reaffirmed the u.s. and d.o.d.'s commitment to partnership with trinidad and tobago and working together to improve caribbean regional security and resilience. with that i'd be happy to take your questions. reporter: has secretary austin provided the president's response options at this point or is the building still looking at the best wa

defense partnership with trinidad and tobago. they expressed their leadership in the caribbean community and co-hosting the upcoming security conference in november of 2024. and talked about the robust partnership, and the delaware national guard celebrates 20th anniversary through the state partnership program. senior officials exchanged views on illicit trafficking, maritime security, defense force modernization and training, cybersecurity and framework to expand bilateral security cooperation. meeting also reaffirmed the commitment to partnership with trinidad and tobago and working together to improve caribbean regional security and resilience. with that, happy to take your questions. a.p. >> thank you, has secretary ryder provided response options or looking for the best way to deter future strikes. >> i'm not going to get into the specific conversations the secretary has had with the president. as i highlighted, we will respond to a time of our choosing. >> still evaluating how to respond at this point? >> i'm not going to

and dod's commitment of partnership with trinidad and tobago. happy to take your questions. go to ap. >> thanks, general. has secretary austin provided the president response options at this point or is the building still looking at the best way to deter future strikes and i have a couple of others. >> yeah, thanks. i'm not going to get into the specific conversations that the secretary's had with the president. as i've highlighted, we will respond in a time and manner of our choosing. >> is the building still evaluating options on how best to respond? >> i'm not going to get into the specifics other than again to reiterate that we will respond in a timely manner. >> well then another way, you said from the podium, the u.s. does not seek to widen this war, but how do you deter iran, which has supplied and endorsed endor of these attacks and leading to another proxy attack on u.s. forces. >> so, again as a reminder, our forces are in iraq and syria and in the region supporting the lasting defeat of isis. that's the mission we've been focused on.

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