What's your response? Well, it's been a very late response. You say surprise because the relationship is so good, but this has never happened. They were really pretty much our first ally all over the world. First ally. And they didn't want us to use the island, the so called island, which for some reason they gave up rights to it. (07:58–08:02)
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