Litan The Secretary of Defense stands ready to fully support the United States in its “global leadership” work Ben Wallace Say.
Said during the interview Washington Mr. Wallace said that the two countries need to be prepared to resist “increasingly radical and retrogressive Russian And an economic and military expansionist China”.
He said that the one currently deployed Royal Navy The aircraft carrier battle group-which includes a US destroyer and 10 Marine Corps F35-B fighter jets-heading to the Indo-Pacific is an example of their military being able to work together “seamlessly.
“Our defense cooperation is the most extensive, deepest and most advanced of any two countries in the world,” he said in a speech to the American Enterprise Institute think tank.
“No matter when and where, we are ready and able to share your global leadership responsibilities. We should not leave until a major conflict occurs.
“The status quo will not be self-sustaining. Our troops must now adopt a campaign method.”
Do I think things in Afghanistan are over like this?no, I do not
Wallace said that the deployment of the aircraft carrier strike group is an opportunity to demonstrate common values and at the same time strengthen the alliance in “important corners of global strategy.”
He said that they are committed to maintaining a rules-based international order and will support the disputes between countries in the region and China over fishing rights and freedom of navigation.
“We believe in fair competition. We fight bullies-we don’t like bullies,” he said.
Mr. Wallace expressed disappointment at President Joe Biden’s decision to withdraw troops from Afghanistan, saying that other countries in the international community have no choice but to follow suit.
“When the president said we were leaving, we had been here for 20 years, and the international community really had no choice,” he said.
However, he predicts that the withdrawal of NATO forces-including the last batch of British military trainers-will not be the last time the international community has intervened in the country.
“Do I think things in Afghanistan are over like this? No, I don’t know. The history of Afghanistan says that no one has done it,” he said.
