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Published January 8, 2026 | Video Starts at 19:38

Just announced that? Why? Well, it's hard to know without asking him. He'll explain. But big picture, I obviously, That's the kind of budget that a country that anticipates a global or regional war has for its military. There's no other reason to do that. That's not a peacekeeping budget. That's a war budget, a big war budget. So I think it's fair to expect. (19:38–19:47)

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