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Rick Scott: “When I was over there, what, a year or so ago, I think they…”

Featuring: Rick Scott, Republican | U.S. Senate, Florida

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Responding to Global Threats: A Conversation with Senator Rick Scott

Published | Video Starts at 43:56

I mean, I'll tell you who you should admire. You should admire Finland. Finland has been at risk. They've known they've been at risk. They never stopped spending money on their defense. When I was over there, what, a year or so ago, I think they said in one week, 20% of their population can be ready to fight. 20% in one week. And so is that true for Germany? No, it's not even true for Germany. So, no, our troops ought to be where, not based on history, ought to be where it was. (43:56–44:04)

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