… will function at some point in the future to protect the United States of America against these threats? Yes, sir. Okay, well I'm Glad we cleared that up. Now, listen, I am not of the mind that we should be shaping our defense policy on whether or not it's gonna provoke Russia. I think that is a straw man argument, and I think that it is a politically derived argument that potentially puts the United States of America in jeopardy. (02:53–03:04)
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Asserts that U.S. defense policy should not be influenced by concerns about provoking Russia.
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