Cleo Pascal

And I think the weak point there isn't Mauritius, it's the U.K., and it's because of the way that they've tried to undermine the U.K.

So I think they've got this toolkit, as described, and the 24 Warfares, Unrestricted Warfare, plus many others they've invented since then.

And they will use as they like, but one of the key, the top three of those warfares is this sort of psychological warfare, and they've also got media warfare.

And that is these things like the Thucydides Trap or...

you know, the fentanyl is the opium war, things like that, that put you on the back foot and make it so that you're not looking at China as its own thing, but you get caught up in these other intellectual eddies that can paralyze you or whip you in circles or give justification to not just say, hold on a second, this is absolutely wrong and it has to be stopped.

It's been a great day and an honor to spend it with you and with the posse watching as well.

And just for those of you who aren't in the Navy, to understand that this affects your daily lives in so many ways.

The old saying of trade follows the flag, this is about

the economy and economic growth.

And I would argue also the currency follows the flag.

So when the British Navy was the dominant force in the 19th century, the British pound was the global reserve currency.

And the U.S.

dollar really became the global reserve currency at the same time as the naval power of the U.S.

became really evident.

They're not

totally congruent, but they certainly overlap to a large degree.

So the role of the Navy in preserving core economic strengths within the U.S.

system is paramount.

And the president's speech about rebuilding the Navy and about shipbuilding is incredibly important and heartening.

And apart from that, all I'd say is, you know, go Navy, beat China.