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Marco Rubio: “You don't have a traditional military in the traditional sense of the word, but you are a NATO member and you…”

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And so it's important that we continue to cooperate in the security realm the way we are doing and continue to do. Obviously, I think one of the unique aspects of the country in a positive way, I think, is that You don't have a traditional military in the traditional sense of the word, but you are a NATO member and you are a contributor to collective security. and you continue to contribute that critical role in our alliance and share the burden of defending our region. (06:26–06:36)

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Asserts that Iceland lacks a traditional military but contributes to NATO and collective security.

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