And it is night and day, a year and a half, night. Go talk to anybody that looked at southcom. I wasn't joking when I talked about what the priorities were. It was gender issues and climate change and diversity. It was like USAID with some guns. This is a different southcom. This is a different mission. We are focused on military capabilities against real threats who need to be deterred and defeated. (03:49–03:57)
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