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Pete Hegseth: “Our overriding objectives have been equally clear. Rebuild…”

Featuring: Pete Hegseth, Secretary of Defense | National

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Pete Hegseth's Address at the 22nd ISS Shangri-La Dialogue on U.S. Defense Strategy in the Indo-Pacific

Published | Video Starts at 13:00

President Trump has the unique ability to make possible things that seem impossible. Moving the Overton window is the ultimate dealmaker. President Trump gave me a peace through strength to accomplish this mission. Our overriding objectives have been equally clear. Rebuild our military and re establish deterrence. And it starts with a warrior ethos. All of us in this profession of arms understand that humans are far more important than hardware. So we're focused on lethality, meritocracy, accountability standards, readiness and warfight. (13:00–13:09)

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Asserts that the U.S. objectives include rebuilding the military and re-establishing deterrence.

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