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Rick Scott: “The FMS process has got a bunch of issues and [allies] can't…”

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Rick Scott: This Is How Lengthy Foreign Military Sale Times Hurt US Ability To Deter China

Published | Video Starts at 00:27

So thanks for defending the freedom of this country. So I think we all travel, talk to allies and here's where I keep hearing they want to buy our weapons, but The FMS process has got a bunch of issues and [allies] can't get the weapons in a timely manner. I think part of its government, part of it's our defense Prime's fault. Can each of you explain why it's so beneficial for our allies and partners in the Indo Pacific to buy American made military equipment? (00:27–00:33)

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Asserts that the Foreign Military Sales process has issues causing delays in weapon delivery to allies.

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