It simply just takes too long to build up defense articles, get them to market in a timely fashion. And not only do we complain about that, but We have allies who want to buy things from us that we just haven't been able to produce fast enough. And so the President has made that a priority to confront. I think beyond that, I think you would argue that in the big picture, long term, we have to … (1:38:36–1:38:40)
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Asserts that the U.S. cannot produce defense items quickly enough to meet ally demand.
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