They have to be willing to step up, but they also have to be capable of stepping up. And frankly, many of them have not. I mean, Spain is still not doing the 5% [of GDP spending on defense]. I mean there are countries that are still not doing. And in fact, Mark Rute yesterday pointed out that without the United States, the countries of Europe would have to … (35:17–35:19)
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Asserts that Spain is not meeting a 5% GDP defense spending target.
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