This is, for a very long time, I think, been an underappreciated but very, very important partnership and friendship for the United States of America. And I think many Americans may not know that. For example, The Azerbaijanis were some of the last to leave in Afghanistan. They were very supportive in the global war on terrorism. They fought alongside United States Marines in Afghanistan and in fact, earned a reputation as being some of the toughest and fiercest troops anywhere in the world. (05:52–05:58)
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