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Ron Johnson: “One thing we always have to guard against is always fighting…”

Featuring: Ron Johnson, Republican | U.S. Senate, Wisconsin

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Published | Video Starts at 04:57

But while you're doing that, you try to put great pressure on the organization so that it can't punch you in the process while you're going through that longer process. I think One thing we always have to guard against is always fighting the last war, only concentrating on past threats. To what extent is the intelligence community using our imagination in terms of looking at what other possibilities just might be out there? We certainly are devoting time and attention to that. (04:57–05:03)

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Asserts the importance of not focusing solely on past threats in defense strategies.

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