What are you watching out for in terms of whether that spending surge actually produces the stronger alliance we need? And these are striking numbers. So you have to imagine that Countries like Belgium, Spain, Italy, and Canada, big economies, were not in 2% [defense spending] to all reached the 2% in one go. And I would argue without President Trump, I'm not sure they would have done that in only nine to 12 months. This is billions and billions extra. (22:11–22:21)
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