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Mark Rutte: “In the U.S. system, you have a one-year cycle.”

Featuring: Mark Rutte, People's Party for Freedom and Democracy | Secretary General of NATO | International

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Live: As Trump considers NATO withdrawal, Mark Rutte delivers speech in Washington DC

Published | Video Starts at 25:49

Well, first of all, produce more, put in the extra shifts, put in the extra production lines where necessary, build the new factories. Please don't talk about 10 year contracts because you know, In the U.S. system, you have a one-year cycle. In the European system you have an election cycle or three or four years, but the money is there. (25:49)

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Asserts that the U.S. defense system operates on a one-year cycle.

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