Gavin Newsom: “The greatest American victories of the last century...were…”

“But real strength is not the absence of restraint. Real strength is the ability to act without abandoning principle. The greatest American victories of the last century, the defeat of fascism, The greatest American victories of the last century...were not achieved by seizing territory from friends. They were achieved by persuading partners to stand together. The irony is that Greenland's strategic importance is real. Arctic access, satellite tracking, missile detection, rare earth minerals. These are legitimate security concerns.” (08:22–08:34)

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