I mean, we clearly are not at that place right now.Mr Courtney says Americans are experiencing the negative consequences of the war in terms of fuel and fertiliser prices, and seeing the military overextended."People [are] watching our military getting really stretched to the breaking point in terms of deployments way beyond normal operations for both the Navy and also National Guard forces."He says the Democrats will push for another vote in the House this week to seek authorisation for the use of force in Iran."The last time we had a vote in the House, which was about a week or so ago, the vote failed by one vote," Mr Courtney said."Now that we've hit the 60-day threshold of the conflict, we are going to pass that milestone tomorrow."Mr Courtney made the comments shortly after King Charles III addressed the US Congress, in a speech in which the British monarch praised the trilateral AUKUS alliance and the submarine pact."I was very pleased to see members from both sides of the aisle stand up and actually make a point of applauding the king's comment," Mr Courtney said.He said AUKUS would survive the current administration in Washington."It's going to be something that will rise above this time that we're living in right now with the Trump administration."The production of submarines in the US must increase above 2 per year to meet AUKUS requirements It currently sits at 1.1.Mr Courtney says AUKUS will meet its delivery deadlines, beginning with a Virginia-class submarine in 2032.However, he also signalled that although Australia's financial contribution to US submarine production was adequate for now, it may have to increase."I don't think the $3 billion number, which was in the optimal pathway, is the 10 commandments