02/13/2025
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"Is it the position, to your knowledge, of the Secretary of Defense?"
"We have to go back to establishing the same deterrence that we practiced during the Cold War in my view."
"We need to bring the international community together with respect to Russia and their lack of movement on the Minsk."
"We have every right to be there. We have, in fact, increased our presence, and I think that is the right step."