… not going to talk to this country because they've done a thing wrong or we disagree with them on this or that we're seeing the consequences of that play out. Oftentimes the only lines of communication where diplomacy can actually happen are the relationships between military leaders from the United States and other countries. And sometimes this is happening at some of the lowest levels. I talked to, you know, like a captain, a naval officer, an O3 who was, who was. (46:57–47:09)
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Asserts that military leaders often maintain the only effective diplomatic communication channels.
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