00:00We need to realize in the Gulf that having international forces in the region,
00:05having a strategic alliance in the United States is very important, but it's not enough.
00:10Self-sufficiency when it comes to security is all the way forward.
00:15Yes, we need our partners, yes, we need our allies,
00:17but we cannot depend on them alone for our security.
00:21If we have dealt with Babel Mender strategically
00:23and made sure that Iran had never had access or ability
00:26to affect navigation through Babel Mender,
00:28the situation we found ourselves today would have been much more difficult.
