Marco Rubio: “We will seek to prevent [conflicts] and avoid them, but…”

“But there will also be challenges. We recognize that there will be those times, unfortunately, as humans interact with one another because of our nature. But there will be conflict. We will seek to prevent [conflicts] and avoid them, but never at the expense of our national security. never at the expense of our national interests, and never at the expense of our core values. As a nation and as a people.” (10:20–10:25)

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