No foreign government is simply entitled as a matter of right to American weapons at any time, for any purpose. We have no strings attached. And It's entirely reasonable for the United States to use the leverage that comes with the provision of armaments to foreign government to shape that foreign government's conduct. no matter how close an ally they are. And so where a foreign government's conduct is adverse to our interests or contrary to our values, then using that leverage, using … (23:03–23:12)
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Asserts that the U.S. should use military aid as leverage to influence foreign governments.
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