00:00The era of the United States subsidizing the defense of wealthy nations is over.
00:04We need partners, not protectorates.
00:07We seek alliances built on shared responsibility, not dependency.
00:11This is the maturation of our alliances in a new era.
00:16It's a vision that puts our alliances on a sustainable footing,
00:21ensuring they are fit for the challenges of this century, not the last.
00:27This shift is not a matter of choice.
00:29It is a matter of strategic prudence.
00:32The national defense strategy makes clear that the old, toothless, utopian, and globalist course of foreign policy
00:41was headed for a disaster.
00:43That all changes under President Trump.
00:46Our approach is one of flexible, practical realism
00:50that looks at the world with a clear-eyed perspective that is essential for serving vital interests.
00:57And nowhere is this clarity more important than in the Pacific.
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