Ambassador Robert Blackwill
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And-
Right.
using his military force is a great gamble.
But I admire what he's trying to do.
And I think he's essentially a classic-
It hasn't been in combat since the late 1970s.
as I am a classic Republican in the view, in how he views the world, the strength of alliances.
It's corrupt and all the rest.
So what if he tries and fails?
So making that decision to say, okay,
There's not going to be a better moment than now.
Go.
Well, I think it went beyond that.
I wouldn't want to predict what he'll say, but it's certainly true deterrence is weaker under President Trump.
But in any case, I think he has it in just one topical example.
I think that he and perhaps Secretary Hexeth put the language in the national security strategy, tough language on the balance of power and the first island chain and the threats to that.
There's no doubt about that.
Yes.
Yeah.
Absolutely.