But to see the other options out there, from my perspective, I appreciate seeing those others that sometimes may not make it all the way through the budget process. General Fenton, SOCOM has undoubtedly been reorienting from counterterrorism to preparation for a high end near peer fight. Assume a situation in which we had to respond under Article 5 and support our NATO allies in Europe and China concurrently took military action to claim Taiwan. (00:24–00:31)
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Asserts that SOCOM is shifting focus from counterterrorism to preparing for high-end conflicts.
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