We said we're there to help if you need any assistance, but we'll partner. We're looking for allies, and there we had commitments of people that want to be allies. The same in the South China Sea. If war breaks out, war is going to break out in the South China Sea or the Persian Gulf. in the South China Sea. We're not looking for protectorates. As a young naval officer, that's where I was, in the South China Sea, in the Persian Gulf, in the Arabian Sea. (16:22–16:27)
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