On the recordJune 26, 2017
I don't want to tell the enemy how I am thinking. Does that make sense? Surprise. Remember they used the 'the element of surprise.' I keep saying, whatever happened to the 'element of surprise?'
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Trump emphasizes the importance of unpredictability in military strategy.
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