 It's down 45,000 soldiers. Watching President Biden's debate performance, Waltz says he imagined being a parent whose son or daughter was considering a career in the military. My first instinct was that would be my son or daughter's commander in chief. Heck no. A retired colonel and former Green Beret, Congressman Waltz, was interviewed by the Salem Radio Network. Bob Agnew reporting. Together again, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping.