discussion. some othersto thank for organizing today's event. often, we think about and approach arms sales in terms of the input to the partner and the output for the united states. seen congressionally mandated reforms for security thattion -- cooperation are underway at the state department and department of defense that encourage the whole community to think more and drive towards more outcomes. indeed, if we want to compete and win in the ways that have been framed by this administration, it hinges on our ability to articulate and achieve those outcomes. ambassador, as kaidanow stated in her remarks, arms sales or a foreign-policy tool that might reap u.s. strategic and economic benefits, but are fundamentally political acts with political outcomes. and in shaping the monopoly of the use of force within the partner country that we are working with, and how that force is used. so as we are thinking about the that we are seeking to achieve politically, we have to take into consideration that broader sweep of considerations. i believe that the intent is there in terms of how the itsnistration is designing security cooperation reforms, again mandated by congress, and reflected in the framing and but it is of the cat, worth underscoring that