Marco Rubio: “Since the Second World War, Iceland has allowed the US Military to project power.”

“History teaches us that deterrence is the best prevention of violence and the best preventer of war. And you have played such a strategic role in the past and continue to play that now. So, you know, Since the Second World War, Iceland has allowed the US Military to project power. and collectively working together, using your land, your air, your sea, giving us a critical outpost and for monitoring clandestine behavior and deterring our adversaries from entering your sovereign territory and the sovereign territory of our.” (02:43–03:06)

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