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Mike Garcia: “Our own capacity and our own readiness are dangerous trade…”

Featuring: Mike Garcia, Republican | Former U.S. House, California, District 27

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Published October 25, 2023 | Video Starts at 01:54

… own readiness challenges amid an ongoing war in Israel now and in the shadow of the CCP aggression and what looks like an imminent threat in the South China Sea. Our own capacity and our own readiness are dangerous trade offs that we are making in support of Ukraine. Russia is like that slow, high snowball that you throw in a fight to distract folks. While they're looking up at that slow, high snowball, the other kid throws that line drive to the forehead. (01:54–02:02)

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Asserts that U.S. military capacity and readiness are being compromised by supporting Ukraine.

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