And while we reassured ourselves with those assumptions, risk accumulated all around us. Somewhere along the way, we lost sight of a foundational principle that previous generations understood instinctively. Economic security is national security. For A nation that cannot manufacture, mine, ship or refine its needs, gradually cedes its strength and sovereignty to others. That is a dangerous dependency for any country. It is an unacceptable one for the United States of America. Now, nations rarely see their security, and in a single moment. (02:15–02:26)
CLAIM
Asserts that a nation's inability to produce essential goods leads to loss of sovereignty.
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