American leadership clearly did help bring about decades of peace and economic growth and prosperity for the Western democracies. In America, we still believe in peace through strength, and we still understand our role in the world. A strong America is good for free people everywhere because it helps to keep the terrorists and the tyrants at bay. But to maintain our strength and leadership, our foreign policy must be centered on our own national interest. (16:26–16:34)
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Asserts that a strong America helps maintain global security by deterring terrorists and tyrants.
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