… off the coast of Greenland, or in the Gulf of America or the Caribbean, that is a direct threat to the United States homeland and to peace in this hemisphere. When adversaries control ports or infrastructure along strategic choke points for US and hemisphere trade, such as the Panama Canal or install military facilities just miles off our shore, that is a threat to the United States homeland and peace to this hemisphere. When terrorist killers and cartels capture strategic infrastructure, resources and entire towns or cities close to US Borders and US Shores, or profit from mass illegal migration, that is a threat to the United States homeland and a threat to all of you as well. (23:12–23:30)
CLAIM
Asserts that adversary control of strategic ports or infrastructure is a threat to U.S. and regional peace.
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