07/31/2013
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"But one of the things we learn in the Marines is that of all of the different leadership steps: coming up with a great plan, doing the reconnaissance to get the intelligence, none of it really matters..."
"The problem, Mr. Secretary, is the decision to stay in or pull out is ultimately a binary decision."
"How do you make our Eastern European allies trust us in the fight against Russia when we are not really willing to stand up to Russia right here at home?"
"So you do not think that when the President comes out against NATO and says that we might not even be a part of NATO, maybe should not even be a part of NATO, that does not contribute to any distrust?"