But the only way we can do that is through strength. I mean, if we were weak, they wouldn't even take my phone call. But we have extreme strength. We had the horror show in Afghanistan, which is really the reason, I think, that Putin went in. he saw that horror show by Biden and his team of incompetent people, and that showed. I think it gave him a path in. I wasn't there any longer. (08:54–09:02)
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