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John Phelan: “There are three reasons the United States is a superpower…”

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Navy Secretary John Phelan: Running the Navy isn't all that different from running a business

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You need a navy in order to be a superpower. There's three things you need. You need a navy. There's actually put it. There's There are three reasons the United States is a superpower: the United States Navy, the US Dollar, and the capitalist system. and the American people. That's why I think we are superpower. I think the President has correctly identified this and this is why we've got to focus on shipbuilding. (02:00–02:08)

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Asserts that the U.S. Navy, the US Dollar, and the capitalist system are key reasons for the U.S. being a superpower.

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