Pete Hegseth: “Do they have a network, a system that's capable of defending…”

“If any foreign adversary attempted to do the same over our soil, they would have no ability to do so. Will they have a system here or there? Maybe. Do they have a network, a system that's capable of defending their skies? No, they don't. As the chairman laid out, that's been dismantled, degraded and destroyed. So it's a slight distinction, but an important one. Yes, right here. Go ahead. General George, in the middle of a war.” (35:00–35:06)

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