| RUSSIAN NUKES TO BELARUS: In his latest attempt to intimidate Ukraine and its Western allies, Russian President Vladimir Putin said he's planning to station tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus, Ukraine's neighbor to the north and Russia's sole ally in Europe. In an interview Saturday on state-run Russia-1 TV, Putin claimed the move comes at the request of Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko and in response to the U.K. decision to provide Ukraine with armor-piercing depleted uranium munitions. "The president of Belarus is right. He says, 'Listen, we're your closest ally. Why do the Americans deploy nuclear weapons at their allies on their territory, train the crews, pilots how to use this type of weapon if needed?" Putin said. "We agreed to do the same." Putin said ten Belarusian aircraft were previously modernized to carry the nuclear warheads, which can also be fired atop short-range Iskander missiles that Russia provided to Belarus last year. He said the training would begin on April 3, and the weapons would be in place by July 1. The announcement comes just four days after a joint statement issued during the visit of Chinese President Xi Jinping to Moscow last week in which both countries pledged to "not deploy nuclear weapons outside their national territories." Putin claimed the deployment of nukes to Belarus would not violate "our international obligations on the nonproliferation of nuclear weapons." "Both Putin and Lukashenko humiliated Xi," said Michael McCaul, former U.S. ambassador to Russia, on Twitter. "Remember, Luka was just treated to a fancy state visit to China. Xi just came to Moscow. Can't imagine this decision is going down well in Beijing." UKRAINE: 'NUCLEAR BLACKMAIL': Ukraine's Foreign Ministry labeled Putin's ploy as "nuclear blackmail" and called for an urgent meeting of the U.N. Security Council. "Ukraine calls on all members of the world community to take a firm stance and strongly reject another nuclear provocation by the Putin`s criminal regime and to take decisive measures to effectively deter and prevent any possible use of nuclear weapons by the aggressor state," the ministry said in a statement. "We're just going to have to watch and see where this one goes," said NSC spokesman John Kirby on CBS. "We have not seen any indication that he's made good on this pledge or moved any nuclear weapons around. We've, in fact, seen no indication that he has any intention to use nuclear weapons, period, inside Ukraine." Kirby rejected the suggestion that depleted uranium shells represented any nuclear escalation. "There is no radioactive threat from depleted uranium rounds. They're common on the battlefield. Even Russia uses similar rounds. So, if that is, in fact, the justification, it's a stake through a straw man." The European Union's foreign policy chief Josep Borrell called Putin's plan a "threat to European security" and said the EU "stands ready to respond with further sanctions." PUTIN A 'TETHERED GOAT': On Fox News Sunday, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-TX) blamed the rising tensions on the "weakness" of the Biden administration's foreign policy. "I think there's a saber-rattling on the part of Putin to basically try to frighten with the operations going on," McCaul said. "The way I see it is since President Biden has come into office, he's projected weakness. And when you project weakness, you invite aggression and war." "Putin has engaged in nuclear saber-rattling since the start of this crisis," said Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-WI) on ABC. "It's something to be concerned about, but we should not allow his threats to deter us. We can't allow that to be a cause for delaying critical weapon systems that we need to deliver to the Ukrainians … We need to understand that Putin is Xi Jinping's junior partner. He is Xi's agent of chaos, his tethered goat in Europe." "It confirms what we have known for years about Xi Jinping, which is that his intent to make every nation in the world a vassal state is real, that he is serious and determined," said former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Fox. "What you saw was a Vladimir Putin who's in trouble. He's isolated. He's isolated, frankly, because the United States and Europe have done the right thing in supporting the Ukrainian effort to fend off his unprovoked attack in Ukraine." "He needs someone to buy his energy, even if at a deep discount," said Pompeo. He needs someone to provide him help at the United Nations on the Security Council to fend off sanctions. All of the things that China can provide for him, Vladimir Putin has now succumbed to Xi Jinping." CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER Good Monday morning and welcome to Jamie McIntyre's Daily on Defense, written and compiled by Washington Examiner National Security Senior Writer Jamie McIntyre (@jamiejmcintyre) and edited by Conrad Hoyt. Email here with tips, suggestions, calendar items, and anything else. Sign up or read current and back issues at DailyonDefense.com. If signing up doesn't work, shoot us an email and we'll add you to our list. And be sure to follow us on Twitter: @dailyondefense. CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP OR READ BACK ISSUES OF DAILY ON DEFENSE Subscribe today to the Washington Examiner magazine and get Washington Briefing: politics and policy stories that will keep you up to date with what's going on in Washington. SUBSCRIBE NOW: Just $1.00 an issue! HAPPENING TODAY: Secretary of State Antony Blinken delivers opening remarks at the U.S.-Colombia High-Level Dialogue at 10 a.m. at the State Department before meeting with Colombian Foreign Minister Alvaro Leyva. CHAOS IN TEL AVIV: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's plan to overhaul the judiciary and his sacking of his defense minister have sparked massive protests in Israel, with tens of thousands of Israelis spilling into the streets, setting bonfires and chanting, "the country is on fire." The protests have forced the grounding of planes at the country's main international airport and shut down Tel Aviv's main highway. The firing of Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, who challenged Netanyahu's reforms, sparked a "sustained and intensifying protest movement that has spread to nearly all sectors of society," reports the Associated Press, including the military, "where reservists have increasingly come out publicly to say they will not serve a country veering toward autocracy." "We are deeply concerned by today's developments out of Israel, which further underscore the urgent need for compromise," said NSC spokeswoman Adrienne Watson in a statement issued last night. "As the president recently discussed with Prime Minister Netanyahu, democratic values have always been, and must remain, a hallmark of the U.S.-Israel relationship." "Democratic societies are strengthened by checks and balances, and fundamental changes to a democratic system should be pursued with the broadest possible base of popular support. We continue to strongly urge Israeli leaders to find a compromise as soon as possible," she said. PROTESTS AND STRIKES BREAK OUT IN ISRAEL OVER NETANYAHU'S DESIRED JUDICIAL OVERHAUL MCKENZIE: 'WE DID EVERYTHING WE COULD': The dramatic testimony earlier this month from a U.S. Marine who was manning the Abbey gate at Kabul's airport during the chaotic fall of the Afghan capital in August 2021, in which he told the House Foreign Affairs Committee he spotted the suicide bomber in the crowd but was not cleared to shoot him, was news to retired Marine Gen. Frank McKenzie. In an exclusive interview with the Washington Examiner's Mike Brest, McKenzie said he never heard the account from Sgt. Tyler Vargas-Andrews, who lost an arm and a leg in the 2021 suicide attack. The young Marine testified that he spotted two suspects who matched the description they had been given about a bomber who was going to conduct an imminent attack. "I requested engagement authority, well, my team leader was ready on the M110 semi-automatic sniper system. The response, leadership did not have the engagement authority for us, 'do not engage,'" Vargas-Andrews said. "I'm not aware of that. And I'm not aware of any reporting from any source any time that would corroborate that," said McKenzie. "But I can tell you that we did everything we could within our power to protect them and to carry out the mission that we were given." "Plain and simple, we were ignored," Vargas-Andrews testified. "Our expertise was disregarded. No one was held accountable for our safety." McKenzie told the Washington Examiner he supports the efforts by Congress to examine what went wrong in Afghanistan. "I think Congress has a key role to play in oversight. I think we should welcome that oversight. It's the way our republic is designed." "I would hope that as they execute this oversight, they will do several things," he said. "First, they will examine the totality of the war, which lasted over 20 years and involved multiple administrations. They will examine all of the agencies of the executive branch that participated in these operations over this 20-year period. Then, I hope they would also examine their own responsibilities over the 20-year period." AFGHANISTAN WITHDRAWAL MADE ENEMIES THINK US 'FECKLESS,' FORMER CENTCOM COMMANDER SAYS INDUSTRY WATCH: During congressional testimony last week, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin confirmed that the 34 Abrams tanks included in the Pentagon's 2024 budget request are, in fact, destined for Ukraine. During the Army's budget briefing this month, Army Undersecretary Gabe Camarillo told reporters not to "read anything" into a line item about refurbishing 34 Abrams tanks. "We have not used the F.Y. '24 budget submission as a means to indicate how we're going to source the requirement from Ukraine." But in testimony last week, Austin confirmed that those are older tanks that are being readied to ship to Ukraine later this year. "We're taking tanks out of our stock and rebuilding those types so that they are exportable. And so that actually will come out of drawdown versus new purchase," Austin told the House Appropriations on Defense Subcommittee. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley assured Rep. David Joyce (R-OH) that the tank plant in Lima, Ohio, would be continuing its operations well into the future. "Tanks aren't produced in the commercial world, so, we've got to keep that line open," Milley said. "Because tanks, although there's going to be a future operating environment, you're going to have introduction of robotics, you're gonna have all kinds of other things in the future with artificial intelligence." "Tanks have value, and they have value today, and you're seeing it, right, play out in Ukraine, and they're gonna have value for many, many years to come," he said. 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Frank McKenzie, who led US troops' Afghanistan exit, backs Hill investigation Washington Examiner: Afghanistan withdrawal made enemies think US 'feckless,' former CENTCOM commander says Washington Examiner: Review of Afghanistan withdrawal to be released by mid-April, White House says Washington Examiner: House Republicans hammer defense officials on 'woke' DEI initiatives Washington Examiner: Republican senators grill military on DEI goals amid recruitment challenges Washington Examiner: Mark Warner wants 'more information' about Trump and Biden classified docs Washington Examiner: US drone hit by Russian pilot 'sank to an unrecoverable depth' Washington Examiner: Opinion: The West's Iran policy risks another Middle East war Washington Examiner: Opinion: Guns vs. butter Washington Examiner: Opinion: Coming together to celebrate the Medal of Honor AP: Ukraine demands emergency UN meeting over Putin nuclear plan Defense One: Amid Pentagon Focus On China, Indo-Pacific Command Says It Has $3.5 Billion Budget Shortfall New York Times: Asia's Militaries Expand as Fears Of Conflict Rise New York Times: Taiwan's Ex-President Heads To China In Historic And Closely Watched Visit Wall Street Journal: Banning TikTok in the U.S. Is Easier Said Than Done Wall Street Journal: U.S. Military, Spy Agencies Differ on Threat From Afghanistan Militants Air & Space Forces Magazine: After Long Wait, Guam's Missile and Air Defense Is About to Get A Whole Lot Better Air & Space Forces Magazine: Details Murky as ARRW Falls Short in Second Test Air & Space Forces Magazine: Get Weapons to Warfighters Faster, Lawmakers Tell DOD Acquisition Czar Military Times: Abortion Fight In Senate Snarls Hundreds Of Military Promotions Daily Press: Delivery Date For Next Carrier, USS John F. 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Here's Why Calendar MONDAY | MARCH 27 9 a.m. 1775 Massachusetts Ave. NW — Brookings Institution Center for Security, Strategy, and Technology forum: "The future of recruitment, retention, and education in national security" https://connect.brookings.edu/register-to-watch-natsec-recruitment 9 a.m. — Atlantic Council virtual discussion: "A Visit to a Dear Friend: Debriefing the Xi-Putin Summit," with Jill Dougherty, fellow at the Wilson Center's Kennan Institute; former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine John Herbst, senior director of the Atlantic Council's Eurasia Center; Michael Schuman, nonresident senior fellow at the Atlantic Council's Global China Hub; and David Shullman, senior director of the Atlantic Council's Global China Hub https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/event/a-visit-to-a-dear-friend 9:30 a.m. — Henry Stimson Center virtual discussion: "Japan's New National Security Strategy: New Domains," with Yasuhito Fukushima, senior research fellow at the National Institute for Defense Studies; Jun Osawa, senior research fellow at the Nakasone Peace Institute; and Kazuto Suzuki, professor of science and technology policy at the University of Tokyo https://www.stimson.org/event/japans-new-national-security-strategy-new-domains 10 a.m. — German Marshall Fund of the U.S. virtual discussion: "Accountability and Transparency in Ukrainian Recovery and Reconstruction," with Olena Halushka, board member of the Anti-corruption Action Centre and co-founder of the International Center for Ukrainian Victory; Viktor Nestulia, head of Ukraine support at the Open Contracting Partnership and chair of the Reconstruction Integrity, Sustainability and Efficiency Ukraine Coalition; Andrii Borovyk, executive director for Transparency International Ukraine; and Josh Rudolph, senior fellow for malign finance at the GMFUS Alliance for Securing Democracy https://www.gmfus.org/event/accountability-and-transparency 10 a.m. — Middle East Institute virtual discussion: "Saudi-Iranian Rapprochement: A Diplomatic Coup or a Temporary Respite?" with Sanam Vakil, senior research fellow at Chatham House; Alex Vatanka, director of the MEI's Iran Program; Randa Slim, MEI senior fellow; Gerald Feierstein, director of Arabian Peninsula affairs at MEI; and Brian Katulis, MEI vice president of policy https://mei.edu/events/saudi-iranian-rapprochement-diplomatic-coup-or-temporary-respite 10 a.m. 1789 Massachusetts Ave. — American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research in-person event: "The Iraq War Series: Operation Iraqi Freedom," with Stephen Hadley, former national security adviser; Robert Kagan, senior fellow, Brookings Institution; Melvyn Leffler, professor of history emeritus, University of Virginia; Danielle Pletka, distinguished senior Fellow, AEI; and Gary Schmitt, senior fellow, AEI https://www.aei.org/events/the-iraq-war-series-operation-iraqi-freedom 10:30 a.m. — Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies "Aerospace Nation" webinar: "Operational Imperative Series: Defining the Next Generation Air Dominance System-of-Systems," with Maj. Gen. R. Scott Jobe, director of plans, programs, and requirements, headquarters Air Combat Command; Maj. Gen. Heather Pringle, commander, Air Force Research Laboratory; Maj. Gen. Evan Dertien, commander, Air Force Test Center; and Brig. Gen. Dale White, Air Force Program executive officer for fighters and advanced aircraft https://mitchellaerospacepower.org/event/march-27 1 p.m. — Government Executive Media Group virtual discussion: "Modernizing Combat and ISR (intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance) Aircraft to Realize Distributed, Real-Time Sensing Grid Capabilities for Battlespace Awareness," with Air Force Col. Honore Spencer, chief of global integrated intelligence, surveillance, & reconnaissance at Air Force Futures; and Mike Davenport, senior vice president for global defense business at Booz Allen https://events.govexec.com/modernizing-combat-and-isr-aircraft 1 p.m. — Center for a New American Security virtual discussion: "The Legacy of Operation Iraqi Freedom," https://www.cnas.org/events/virtual-event-iraq-20-years-later 2 p.m. — Jewish Institute for National Security of America virtual discussion: "Big Deal? China Brokers Iran-Saudi Normalization," with former State Department Special Representative for Iran and Venezuela Elliott Abrams, senior fellow for Middle Eastern studies at the Council on Foreign Relations; retired Israeli Maj. Gen. Yaakov Amidror, fellow at JINSA's Gemunder Center for Defense and Strategy; and John Hannah, senior fellow at JINSA's Gemunder Center for Defense and Strategy https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register 2 p.m. 1501 Langston Blvd, Arlington, Va. — Air & Space Forces Association discussion: "The New SPACECENT," as part of the Air and Space Warfighters in Action series, with Col. Christopher Putman, commander of Space Forces Central https://afa-org.zoom.us/webinar/register 4:30 p.m. — Federalist Society for Law and Public Policy Studies virtual discussion: "Abraham Accords: Promise-Potential; Risk-Reality," with David Goldman, president of Macrostrategy LLC; Brian Hook, founder of Latitude LLC; Bernard Haykel, professor of Near Eastern studies at Princeton University; and Jamil Jaffer, adjunct professor at George Mason University https://fedsoc.org/events/abraham-accords-promise-potential-risk-reality TUESDAY | MARCH 28 8:30 a.m. — German Marshall Fund of the U.S. virtual discussion: "Sino-Russian Relations and the War in Ukraine: A New Phase of Chinese Policy?" with Akio Takahara, professor of Chinese politics and international relations in East Asia at the University of Tokyo Graduate Schools for Law and Politics; Dennis Wilder, research fellow at the Georgetown University Initiative for U.S.-China Dialogue on Global Issues; Elizabeth Wishnick, senior research scientist at the Center for Naval Analyses and senior research scholar at the Columbia University at the Weatherhead East Asian Institute; and Bonnie Glaser, managing director of the GMFUS Indo-Pacific Program https://www.gmfus.org/event/sino-russian-relations 9 a.m. 2212 Rayburn — House Armed Services Strategic Forces Subcommittee hearing: "Request for Nuclear Forces and Atomic Energy Defense Activities," with testimony from Jill Hruby, undersecretary for nuclear security and administrator of the National Nuclear Security Administration, U.S. Department of Energy; John Plumb, assistant secretary of defense for space policy; Deborah Rosenblum, assistant secretary of defense for nuclear, chemical, and biological defense programs; Gen. Thomas Bussiere, commander, Air Force Global Strike Command; and Vice Adm. Johnny Wolfe, director, Strategic Systems Programs, U.S. Navy https://armedservices.house.gov/hearings/strategic-forces 9 a.m. 2201 C St. NW — State Department hosts the second "Summit for Democracy," with Secretary of State Antony Blinken chairing a virtual discussion: "A Just and Lasting Peace in Ukraine," with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. Livestream at https://www.state.gov/summit-for-democracy-2023/ 9 a.m. 214 Massachusetts Ave. NE — Heritage Foundation discussion: "Winning the New Cold War: A Plan for Countering China," with Senate Intelligence Vice Chairman Marco Rubio (R-FL) https://www.heritage.org/asia/event/winning-the-new-cold-war 10 a.m. 2118 Rayburn — House Armed Services Joint Readiness And Seapower and Projection Forces Subcommittee hearing: "Posture and Readiness of the Mobility Enterprise – TRANSCOM and MARAD," with testimony from Gen. Jacqueline Van Ovost, commander, U.S. Transportation Command; and retired Rear Adm. Ann Phillips, administrator, Maritime Administration https://armedservices.house.gov/hearings/joint-readiness 11 a.m. 214 Massachusetts Ave. NE — Heritage Foundation discussion: "The U.S. Coast Guard: Opportunities and Challenges to Enhancing Maritime Security," with Coast Guard Vice Commandant Adm. Steven Poulin https://www.heritage.org/defense/event/the-us-coast-guard 3 p.m. HVC-200, U.S. Capitol — Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe hearing: "Navigating U.S. export controls for Ukrainian victory." Contact Beth.Wiesinger@mail.house.gov 5 p.m. 1521 16th St. NW — Institute of World Politics discussion: "Tactics to Counter Russian Disinformation," with Thomas Kent, senior fellow at the Jamestown Foundation and author of Striking Back: Overt and Covert Options to Combat Russian Disinformation https://www.iwp.edu/events/tactics-to-counter-russian-disinformation WEDNESDAY | MARCH 29 8 a.m. — Atlantic Council virtual discussion: "How to keep Western tech out of Russian weapons," with Sam Jones, president and co-founder of the Heartland Initiative; and Olena Tregub, executive director of the Independent Anti-Corruption Commission https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/event/keeping-western-tech-out-of-russian-weapons 10 a.m. 2118 Rayburn — House Armed Services Committee hearing: "Fiscal Year 2024 Defense Budget Request," with testimony from Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley https://armedservices.house.gov/hearings/full-committee 10 a.m. — U.S. Institute of Peace virtual discussion: "Assessing the State of European Security: A Presidential Perspective from the Balkans," with Montenegrin President Milo Dukanovic https://www.usip.org/events/assessing-state-european-security 11 a.m. — Government Executive Media Group discussion: "The State of the Space Force," with Chief of Space Operations Gen. B. Chance Saltzman https://d1stateofdefense.com/ 11 a.m. — Center for a New American Security virtual discussion: "Russia-China Relations One Year after the Invasion of Ukraine," with Bonnie Glaser, managing director of the German Marshall Fund's Indo-Pacific Program; Dmitry Gorenburg, senior research scientist in Russia studies at the Center for Naval Analyses; Richard Weitz, director of the Hudson Institute's Center for Political-Military Analysis; Yusuke Anami, professor at Tohoku University; and former Deputy Assistant Defense Secretary for European and NATO Policy Jim Townsend, adjunct senior fellow, Transatlantic Security Program, CNAS https://www.cnas.org/events/brussels-sprouts-live-russia-china-relations 2:30 p.m. 1030 15th St. NW — Atlantic Council discussion: "How to beat Russia: Observations from Ukraine's homeland defense," with Robert Vass, founder and president of GLOBSEC; and Nico Lange, senior adviser at GLOBSEC https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/event/how-to-beat-russia 4 p.m. 1201 Pennsylvania Ave. NW — Hudson Institute discussion: "More, Better, Faster: U.S. Support for Ukraine's Defense," with Senate Foreign Relations ranking member James Risch (R-ID); and Sen. Roger Wicker (R-MS) https://www.hudson.org/events/more-better-faster- THURSDAY | MARCH 30 9:30 a.m. — Henry Stimson Center virtual discussion: "If We Don't Sell: What Happens When States are Cut Off from U.S. Arms?" with Rep. Sara Jacobs (D-CA); Annie Shiel, U.S. advocacy director at the Center for Civilians in Conflict; and Elias Yousif, research analyst at the Stimson Conventional Defense Program https://www.stimson.org/event/if-we-dont-sell-what-happens 10 a.m. 1740 Massachusetts Ave. NW — Brookings Institution holds its ninth annual "Justice Stephen Breyer Lecture" on "Russia's aggression against Ukraine and the international legal order," with Oona Hathaway, professor of international law at Yale Law School; Maarten Boef, deputy ambassador at the Netherlands Embassy; and Marielle Vavier, deputy mayor of The Hague https://www.brookings.edu/events/russias-aggression-against-ukraine 12:30 p.m. 214 Massachusetts Ave. NE — Heritage Foundation discussion: "Restoring the Military's Focus on Warfighting," with Rep. Michael Waltz (R-FL) https://www.heritage.org/defense/event/restoring-the-militarys-focus-warfighting 1 p.m. 300 Pennsylvania Ave. NW — Wilson Center Kennan Institute for Advanced Russian Studies discussion: "Putin's Concept of International Law," with Lauri Malksoo, professor of international law at the University of Tartu, Estonia https://www.wilsoncenter.org/event/putins-concept-international-law 1:30 p.m. 1616 Rhode Island Ave. — Center for Strategic and International Studies discussion: "The Future of AUKUS," with retired Adm. Harry Harris, former commander of U.S. Pacific Command https://www.csis.org/events/future-aukus-admiral-harry-harris-jr-usn-ret 2 p.m. — Center for Strategic and International Studies virtual book discussion on White Sun War: The Campaign for Taiwan, with author Mick Ryan, nonresident fellow at CSIS https://www.csis.org/events/book-event-white-sun-war-campaign-taiwan 3 p.m. — Center for a New American Security virtual discussion: "The Biden Administration's Indo-Pacific Strategy," with Kurt Campbell, deputy assistant to the president and National Security Council coordinator for Indo-Pacific affairs https://www.cnas.org/events/virtual-fireside-kurt-campbell FRIDAY | MARCH 31 8:30 a.m. 1330 Maryland Ave. SW — National Review Institute 2023 Ideas Summit, with former Vice President Mike Pence; and former Attorney General Bill Barr delivering remarks on "rule of law" https://web.cvent.com/event 9:30 a.m. — Henry Stimson Center virtual discussion: "Japan's New National Security Strategy: Allies & Partners," with Ken Jimbo, professor at Keio University; Tomohiko Satake, senior fellow at the National Institute for Defense Studies; Kei Koga, associate professor at Nanyang Technological University; Yoko Iwama, professor at the National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies; and Masahiro Kurita, senior fellow at the National Institute for Defense Studies https://www.stimson.org/event/japans-new-national-security-strategy 10 a.m. — Bipartisan Policy Center virtual discussion: "Housing America's Military Families," with Shannon Razsadin, president and executive director of the Military Family Advisory Network; and Jessica Strong, senior director of applied research at Blue Star Families https://bipartisanpolicy.org/event/housing-americas-military-families 10 a.m. 37th and O Sts. NW — Georgetown University Center for Contemporary Arab Studies conference: "Iraq 2023: Twenty Years On" https://www.georgetown.edu/event/iraq-2023-twenty-years-on | | | "I said before, it would be very difficult, not impossible, to maintain pressure, counterterrorism pressure in Afghanistan over the horizon. Nothing's happened since then to make me change that opinion."
| Retired Gen. Frank McKenzie, former head of the U.S. Central Command, in an interview with the Washington Examiner
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