So, yeah, we're closer to the States, but from this War Department's view and the national defense strategy we have right now, that makes it even more important because We are defending the homeland and we are taking back our hemisphere. There was something called the Monroe Doctrine that was ignored for far too long by presidents that wanted to pretend like our backyard didn't matter. (03:14–03:20)
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Asserts that the U.S. is actively defending its hemisphere.
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