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• ‟ Our adversaries must see diplomacy as their best option because war with the United States will force them to bear enormous costs.

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• ‟ We are at war, if you will, in the cyber domain now, constantly battling countries, such as Russia or China, who are trying to do everything from steal our technology to influence our elections to put out disinformation about the United States.

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• ‟ Now, 'high-intensity conflict' is a fancy word for saying tanks on tanks, aircraft shooting each other out of the sky, a great deal of violence at a level we haven't seen since probably the Korean War or World War II, where you have big armies facing off against one another.

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• ‟ I went to war for this country. I served overseas for this country.

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• ‟ Seventeen consecutive years of irregular war, extended years of budget uncertainty, and an increasing complex security environment have eroded our competitive edge.

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• ‟ The goal is to deter war, and this can only be done with a strong, modern, and ready military that has overmatch in all domains.

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• ‟ The surest way to deter adversary aggression is to fully prepare for war.

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• ‟ The international rules-based order in the wake of World War II is the order that has ensured prosperity and security now for 75 years. I'm fully committed to that.

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• ‟ We do not want war with Iran.

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