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Pete Hegseth: “The people who define what we need aren't linked to the…”

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Instead, the entire process must move at the speed of critical mutual munitions, Golden Dome and the mrap. In short, we can't continue making big promises we can't keep. The people who define what we need aren't linked to the people who control the money or build the systems. So requirements move forward on paper. But the funding and execution don't follow. By the way, if folks are watching this on Fox, their eyes are rolling over, but everyone in this room understands exactly what I'm talking about. (20:19–20:24)

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Asserts a disconnect between those defining needs and those controlling money or building systems.

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