“Eighty years ago, few Americans knew the names of Pearl Harbor and Normandy "

 

 “Eighty years ago, few Americans knew the names of Pearl Harbor and Normandy. But because of our failure to take deterrence seriously, they soon would,” said Republican Roger Wicker, ranking member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, in a statement following his vote Tuesday. “Today the world is talking about Kyiv, Tel Aviv, and Taipei. How we act now is going to shape the 21st century in a way that keeps Americans safe,” he said.