When I first got involved with NATO, as you know, they weren't paying their bills. There were 28 countries, and most of them were in paint, and I got [NATO countries] to pay, and they paid billions and billions of dollars. I made a certain statement that I'm not going to be involved with NATO unless you're going to pay your bills. And I was asked a question. (37:08–46:06)
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