What I'm pointing out is that is irrelevant without the US backstop. And the reason why you need such a strong US Backstop is because Our allies and our partners have not invested enough in their own defense capabilities over the last 20 or 30 years. Now, hopefully that's going to change. Hopefully that is changing. And in some cases and in some particular countries, it's already changed. But this is a fact that we cannot ignore. (50:24–50:31)
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Asserts that European allies have underinvested in defense capabilities for decades.
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