We are the defenders of freedom and liberty and freedom loving people all around the world benefit from a strong America. These are undisputed, objective facts. Does that mean that we should be intervening everywhere around the world and nation building and doing all these other endeavors. No, because we don't have the resources or the appetite to do that. That's not our responsibility. Our responsibility, in my view, is to project peace through strength. The capability that we have is unmatched on the globe. (05:20–05:31)
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Asserts that the U.S. does not have the resources or desire for global intervention and nation-building.
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