And that was, as you know, a very successful and relatively quick war because we had this unbelievably formidable set of military capabilities. A huge coalition, a big air campaign where we saw the first precision guided missiles on cnn. And We went into Iraq and within, I don't know, 17, 18 days, something like that, ultimately there was an armistice and we withdrew. And that was, for me, at least, a very tangible example of the importance of military capability that is uniquely superior to our adversaries. But it also, the importance of peace through strength. (09:03–09:11)
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