1 00:00:00,720 --> 00:00:02,553 Good morning and welcome to this 2 00:00:02,553 --> 00:00:04,599 meeting of NATO defense ministers . 3 00:00:04,639 --> 00:00:07,880 This is the last milestone before our 4 00:00:07,880 --> 00:00:10,939 summit in Ankara in just 3 weeks . 5 00:00:12,039 --> 00:00:14,229 Today we will address how European 6 00:00:14,229 --> 00:00:16,118 allies and Canada are taking more 7 00:00:16,118 --> 00:00:18,229 responsibility for their conventional 8 00:00:18,229 --> 00:00:21,750 defense . To rebalance our security for 9 00:00:21,750 --> 00:00:24,629 the better , we are building a stronger 10 00:00:24,629 --> 00:00:28,280 Europe and a stronger NATO . That means 11 00:00:28,569 --> 00:00:30,791 allies demonstrating clear progress and 12 00:00:30,791 --> 00:00:33,970 a credible path towards investing 5% of 13 00:00:33,970 --> 00:00:36,770 GDP on defense . And turning that 14 00:00:36,770 --> 00:00:38,826 increased spending into combat ready 15 00:00:38,826 --> 00:00:42,240 forces and capabilities now . We are 16 00:00:42,240 --> 00:00:44,360 already seeing truly impressive 17 00:00:44,360 --> 00:00:47,520 progress . In 2025 , European allies 18 00:00:47,520 --> 00:00:51,389 and Canada invested over $90 billion 19 00:00:51,520 --> 00:00:54,270 990 billion dollars , more than a year 20 00:00:54,270 --> 00:00:56,639 before . That's an increase of nearly 21 00:00:56,639 --> 00:00:59,680 20% in a single year , and we are 22 00:00:59,680 --> 00:01:01,959 already seeing further increases when 23 00:01:01,959 --> 00:01:05,730 it comes to the books for 2026 . To 24 00:01:05,730 --> 00:01:07,650 accelerate defense production and 25 00:01:07,650 --> 00:01:09,928 innovation in Europe and North America , 26 00:01:09,928 --> 00:01:12,039 it is vital that you also turbocharge 27 00:01:12,039 --> 00:01:14,089 transatlantic defense cooperation . 28 00:01:14,489 --> 00:01:17,300 There's no other way . We will also 29 00:01:17,300 --> 00:01:19,660 discuss issues outside of Europe that 30 00:01:19,660 --> 00:01:22,620 very much affect our security . Allies 31 00:01:22,809 --> 00:01:25,769 have long agreed that Iran cannot be 32 00:01:25,769 --> 00:01:27,936 allowed to have a nuclear weapon , and 33 00:01:27,936 --> 00:01:30,970 today , as a result of US action , they 34 00:01:30,970 --> 00:01:33,470 are further from that than at any time 35 00:01:33,569 --> 00:01:36,089 in recent memory . We all are heartened 36 00:01:36,089 --> 00:01:38,145 by the prospects for peace following 37 00:01:38,145 --> 00:01:40,367 the U.S.Iran agreement . Pete , this is 38 00:01:40,367 --> 00:01:42,533 truly a remarkable achievement . Thank 39 00:01:42,533 --> 00:01:44,900 you . And of course thank the president 40 00:01:44,900 --> 00:01:46,678 for this . Restoring freedom of 41 00:01:46,678 --> 00:01:48,789 navigation in the Strait of Hormuz is 42 00:01:48,789 --> 00:01:50,844 vital for the global economy , so we 43 00:01:50,844 --> 00:01:52,789 will have the opportunity today to 44 00:01:52,789 --> 00:01:54,956 address allies' concrete contributions 45 00:01:54,956 --> 00:01:57,300 to international efforts to support 46 00:01:57,300 --> 00:02:00,919 freedom of navigation . On Ukraine , I 47 00:02:00,919 --> 00:02:03,141 expect further pledges of support to be 48 00:02:03,141 --> 00:02:05,141 made to the Ukraine Defense Contact 49 00:02:05,141 --> 00:02:07,360 Group later today because we must 50 00:02:07,360 --> 00:02:09,800 continue to step up and sustain our 51 00:02:09,800 --> 00:02:12,240 support so that Russia's brutal war 52 00:02:12,240 --> 00:02:15,380 ends . It is important that every ally 53 00:02:15,570 --> 00:02:17,626 does their fair share , particularly 54 00:02:17,626 --> 00:02:19,570 through NATO's plural initiative , 55 00:02:19,570 --> 00:02:21,839 given its effectiveness in providing 56 00:02:21,839 --> 00:02:24,039 crucial air defense which only the 57 00:02:24,039 --> 00:02:26,720 United States can deliver . But before 58 00:02:26,720 --> 00:02:28,831 we begin our closed session , my dear 59 00:02:28,831 --> 00:02:31,053 friend Pete , the US Secretary of War , 60 00:02:31,053 --> 00:02:33,276 has asked for the floor . So Pete , the 61 00:02:33,276 --> 00:02:35,619 floor is yours . Well , Mr . 62 00:02:35,729 --> 00:02:37,896 Secretary-General , uh , thank you for 63 00:02:37,896 --> 00:02:40,118 your leadership throughout and for this 64 00:02:40,118 --> 00:02:43,149 forum . And as I said at my first NATO 65 00:02:43,149 --> 00:02:45,371 defense ministerial last February , and 66 00:02:45,371 --> 00:02:47,427 as the Trump administration has said 67 00:02:47,427 --> 00:02:49,593 again and again in the last year and a 68 00:02:49,593 --> 00:02:52,589 half , our allies must step up . 69 00:02:53,539 --> 00:02:55,706 President Trump has been very clear on 70 00:02:55,706 --> 00:02:57,910 this point for many years and over 2 71 00:02:58,080 --> 00:03:00,136 administrations , and for too long , 72 00:03:00,136 --> 00:03:02,929 NATO has been a paper tiger and a 73 00:03:02,929 --> 00:03:05,479 one-way street . No more 74 00:03:06,800 --> 00:03:09,022 And that's what the Hague summit is all 75 00:03:09,022 --> 00:03:11,078 about . That's what defense spending 76 00:03:11,078 --> 00:03:12,633 commitments are all about . 77 00:03:12,633 --> 00:03:14,578 Transforming NATO back into a real 78 00:03:14,839 --> 00:03:17,320 military alliance that's focused on 79 00:03:17,610 --> 00:03:21,020 hard power and real deterrence . A NATO 80 00:03:21,080 --> 00:03:24,440 3.0 , modeled on the NATO 81 00:03:24,440 --> 00:03:27,630 1.0 that won the Cold War . With our 82 00:03:27,630 --> 00:03:29,869 allies actually taking the lead in 83 00:03:29,869 --> 00:03:32,750 Europe's conventional defense . And 84 00:03:32,750 --> 00:03:34,972 that's what NATO was always supposed to 85 00:03:34,972 --> 00:03:37,139 be and what its framers like President 86 00:03:37,139 --> 00:03:39,361 Eisenhower always expected . Europe was 87 00:03:39,361 --> 00:03:42,039 not supposed to be a dependency of the 88 00:03:42,039 --> 00:03:45,139 United States . That's not what Winston 89 00:03:45,139 --> 00:03:47,399 Churchill or Charles de Gaulle or 90 00:03:47,399 --> 00:03:49,960 Conrad Adenauer wanted or expected . No , 91 00:03:50,199 --> 00:03:52,639 Europe was supposed to be a military 92 00:03:52,639 --> 00:03:55,470 power allied with a strong America . 93 00:03:55,759 --> 00:03:59,660 This is the essence of NATO 1.0 . As 94 00:03:59,660 --> 00:04:01,960 Dwight Eisenhower himself said as early 95 00:04:01,960 --> 00:04:05,880 as 1951 , If in 96 00:04:05,880 --> 00:04:08,720 10 years all American troops stationed 97 00:04:08,720 --> 00:04:11,080 in Europe for national defense purposes 98 00:04:11,080 --> 00:04:13,360 have not been returned to the United 99 00:04:13,360 --> 00:04:16,809 States . Then this whole process will 100 00:04:16,809 --> 00:04:20,750 have failed . Eisenhower was Supreme 101 00:04:20,750 --> 00:04:22,750 Allied Commander then , not yet our 102 00:04:22,750 --> 00:04:24,917 nation's thirty-fourth president . But 103 00:04:24,917 --> 00:04:27,139 he and his allied counterparts , all of 104 00:04:27,139 --> 00:04:29,083 them still living in the shadow of 105 00:04:29,083 --> 00:04:31,194 World War II , understood that NATO's 106 00:04:31,194 --> 00:04:34,399 power did not come from committees or 107 00:04:34,399 --> 00:04:37,320 from meetings or from small flags on 108 00:04:37,320 --> 00:04:40,920 fancy tables . It came from warriors . 109 00:04:41,559 --> 00:04:43,726 And for Europe's defense , it had come 110 00:04:44,079 --> 00:04:46,899 from NATO allies . That was NATO 1.0 . 111 00:04:47,790 --> 00:04:50,339 A hard-edged warfighting organization 112 00:04:50,339 --> 00:04:53,799 focused on Europe's defense , but that 113 00:04:53,799 --> 00:04:57,059 spirit faded . After the Cold War ended , 114 00:04:57,630 --> 00:04:59,852 no longer focused on defending Europe , 115 00:04:59,852 --> 00:05:03,809 NATO 2.0 , drifted toward out of area 116 00:05:03,809 --> 00:05:05,976 operations and things that had nothing 117 00:05:05,976 --> 00:05:07,809 to do with war fighting at all . 118 00:05:07,809 --> 00:05:09,920 Instead of tanks and fighters and air 119 00:05:09,920 --> 00:05:13,190 defenses , the focus has been on gender 120 00:05:13,190 --> 00:05:15,910 equity and climate change and defense 121 00:05:15,910 --> 00:05:19,309 austerity . Europe's borders flew wide 122 00:05:19,309 --> 00:05:21,609 open , welfare states expanded , 123 00:05:21,660 --> 00:05:24,790 defense budgets cratered . Along with 124 00:05:24,790 --> 00:05:27,390 Europe's belief in itself and its 125 00:05:27,390 --> 00:05:30,940 civilization . NATO lost its 126 00:05:30,940 --> 00:05:33,850 way . NATO 2.0 was an era of 127 00:05:33,850 --> 00:05:37,260 distraction , deindustrialization , and 128 00:05:37,260 --> 00:05:40,140 demilitarization . It was an era of 129 00:05:40,140 --> 00:05:43,079 free riding . And those were lost years 130 00:05:43,579 --> 00:05:45,940 that we're not going back to . And 131 00:05:45,940 --> 00:05:47,940 that's why at the Department of War 132 00:05:47,940 --> 00:05:51,589 we've been so clear and so candid . To 133 00:05:51,589 --> 00:05:54,989 restore NATO's core military role and 134 00:05:54,989 --> 00:05:57,369 character . And that's why we've 135 00:05:57,369 --> 00:05:59,480 returned US troop levels in Europe to 136 00:05:59,480 --> 00:06:01,809 pre-2022 levels with the redeployment 137 00:06:01,809 --> 00:06:04,579 of a brigade combat team last year and 138 00:06:04,579 --> 00:06:06,739 further reduction of 5000 forces 139 00:06:06,739 --> 00:06:09,260 earlier this year . At the same time , 140 00:06:09,339 --> 00:06:11,506 it's why we've engaged with our allies 141 00:06:11,506 --> 00:06:13,739 so consistently . And it's why we've 142 00:06:13,739 --> 00:06:15,850 grown our own defense industrial base 143 00:06:15,850 --> 00:06:19,140 and encouraged to turn NATO 3.0 into 144 00:06:19,140 --> 00:06:21,709 reality . To return the alliance to its 145 00:06:21,709 --> 00:06:24,149 roots as a military alliance and ensure 146 00:06:24,149 --> 00:06:26,950 that it has the European strength 147 00:06:26,950 --> 00:06:28,980 required to sustainably deter 148 00:06:28,980 --> 00:06:32,549 aggression and if need be , make good 149 00:06:32,549 --> 00:06:36,470 on Article 5 . Some of our allies 150 00:06:36,470 --> 00:06:38,799 have gotten the message and stepped up . 151 00:06:38,970 --> 00:06:41,390 You know who you are and we very much 152 00:06:42,049 --> 00:06:44,410 appreciate it . Last year under 153 00:06:44,410 --> 00:06:46,632 President Trump's leadership , NATO set 154 00:06:46,632 --> 00:06:48,577 the new global standard for allied 155 00:06:48,577 --> 00:06:52,329 defense spending . 5% of GDP all in on 156 00:06:52,329 --> 00:06:55,559 defense . It's historic . And it's 157 00:06:55,559 --> 00:06:58,540 transformational . And some allies are 158 00:06:58,540 --> 00:07:00,596 already well on their way to meeting 159 00:07:00,596 --> 00:07:02,818 this ambitious target and in some cases 160 00:07:02,818 --> 00:07:04,984 ahead of schedule . And as you've seen 161 00:07:04,984 --> 00:07:07,089 over the last six months , President 162 00:07:07,089 --> 00:07:09,200 Trump is also committed to the United 163 00:07:09,200 --> 00:07:11,809 States' defense spending . More than $1 164 00:07:11,809 --> 00:07:13,890 trillion in 2026 and a commitment of 165 00:07:13,890 --> 00:07:17,690 $1.5 trillion in 2027 . We 166 00:07:17,690 --> 00:07:21,410 will lead and exceed our own 167 00:07:21,410 --> 00:07:23,890 NATO spending standards , and I'm 168 00:07:23,890 --> 00:07:27,290 personally on Capitol Hill in order to 169 00:07:27,290 --> 00:07:29,730 make sure we do it . It's not due as I 170 00:07:29,730 --> 00:07:32,929 say , it's due as we do . 171 00:07:33,980 --> 00:07:36,036 Some allies are also getting serious 172 00:07:36,036 --> 00:07:38,036 about how they're spending on their 173 00:07:38,036 --> 00:07:40,091 defense . In May , the Department of 174 00:07:40,091 --> 00:07:42,313 War told allies that we're reducing our 175 00:07:42,313 --> 00:07:44,536 contributions to the NATO force model . 176 00:07:44,536 --> 00:07:46,591 We also explained how allies can and 177 00:07:46,591 --> 00:07:49,040 should backfill those changes . General 178 00:07:49,040 --> 00:07:51,739 Grikowicz reports that some allies have 179 00:07:51,739 --> 00:07:53,739 stepped up accordingly , and it's a 180 00:07:53,739 --> 00:07:56,149 good start . At the same time just last 181 00:07:56,149 --> 00:07:58,316 month , a small group of strong allies 182 00:07:58,316 --> 00:08:00,869 gathered at Bergen . For a conversation 183 00:08:00,869 --> 00:08:03,230 about focused , focused allied defense 184 00:08:03,230 --> 00:08:05,790 spending on the capabilities required 185 00:08:05,790 --> 00:08:08,670 to defend Europe even in the event of 186 00:08:08,670 --> 00:08:10,950 simultaneous conflicts worldwide . 187 00:08:11,140 --> 00:08:14,739 Again , more serious progress . On 188 00:08:14,739 --> 00:08:17,489 Ukraine as well , progress through 189 00:08:17,489 --> 00:08:19,545 President Trump's Pearl initiative , 190 00:08:19,545 --> 00:08:21,656 allies have taken the lead in funding 191 00:08:21,656 --> 00:08:24,279 support for Ukraine's defense . The 192 00:08:24,279 --> 00:08:26,640 Ukrainians are holding their lines even 193 00:08:26,640 --> 00:08:28,519 in the face of sustained Russian 194 00:08:28,519 --> 00:08:31,079 assaults . We said it could be done . 195 00:08:31,929 --> 00:08:34,096 That our allies could lead and that it 196 00:08:34,096 --> 00:08:36,040 would be consistent with Ukraine's 197 00:08:36,040 --> 00:08:39,210 defense . It is happening and it's a 198 00:08:39,210 --> 00:08:41,409 validation of President Trump's 199 00:08:41,409 --> 00:08:43,570 approach , an approach that will set 200 00:08:43,570 --> 00:08:47,539 the table for peace . Yet for all these 201 00:08:47,539 --> 00:08:49,595 early steps in the right direction , 202 00:08:49,595 --> 00:08:51,817 there have also been real setbacks that 203 00:08:51,817 --> 00:08:54,320 we cannot ignore . For all of our 204 00:08:54,320 --> 00:08:57,200 clarity , too many allied capitals seem 205 00:08:57,200 --> 00:08:59,478 to still miss something in translation . 206 00:09:00,330 --> 00:09:02,441 Too many allies still don't recognize 207 00:09:02,441 --> 00:09:04,608 the historic need that President Trump 208 00:09:04,608 --> 00:09:06,552 has made clear to them and to NATO 209 00:09:06,552 --> 00:09:10,309 itself to reforge a relevant , powerful 210 00:09:10,570 --> 00:09:14,359 military alliance . As President Trump 211 00:09:14,500 --> 00:09:16,820 put it , and rightfully so , he gave 212 00:09:16,820 --> 00:09:20,619 our allies a test . To support America 213 00:09:20,619 --> 00:09:23,590 when we asked for their help . And too 214 00:09:23,590 --> 00:09:27,070 many failed it . The United States has 215 00:09:27,070 --> 00:09:30,200 defended Europe for generations . And 216 00:09:30,200 --> 00:09:32,422 the president said all he said was that 217 00:09:32,422 --> 00:09:34,478 our jets would need to take off from 218 00:09:34,478 --> 00:09:36,690 bases in Europe or our ships , our 219 00:09:36,690 --> 00:09:40,179 ships from ports . To strike targets in 220 00:09:40,179 --> 00:09:43,190 the Middle East . Iranian targets that 221 00:09:43,190 --> 00:09:45,301 threaten European interests even more 222 00:09:45,301 --> 00:09:48,869 directly than they threaten us . But 223 00:09:48,869 --> 00:09:52,590 too many of our allies said no . Or 224 00:09:52,590 --> 00:09:54,830 tried to drown us in arcane legal 225 00:09:54,830 --> 00:09:57,669 debates or criticized us publicly for 226 00:09:57,669 --> 00:10:00,349 doing what they aren't prepared or able 227 00:10:00,349 --> 00:10:02,950 to do themselves . It was shameful . 228 00:10:04,320 --> 00:10:06,487 These allies , they put America's sons 229 00:10:06,487 --> 00:10:08,764 and daughters , our sons and daughters , 230 00:10:08,764 --> 00:10:10,729 at risk . By denying them the 231 00:10:10,729 --> 00:10:12,659 predictable access basing and 232 00:10:12,659 --> 00:10:14,826 overflight that never should have been 233 00:10:14,826 --> 00:10:17,719 in question at all . In some cases we 234 00:10:17,719 --> 00:10:19,663 had to shift capabilities from one 235 00:10:19,663 --> 00:10:23,080 country to another out of NATO allied 236 00:10:23,080 --> 00:10:25,460 countries altogether . There's no 237 00:10:25,460 --> 00:10:27,880 excuse for that . And that's not to 238 00:10:27,880 --> 00:10:29,936 mention the fact that some countries 239 00:10:29,936 --> 00:10:31,936 have yet to show a credible path to 240 00:10:31,936 --> 00:10:34,047 meeting their Hague commitments , too 241 00:10:34,047 --> 00:10:35,991 much talk . Some of NATO's largest 242 00:10:35,991 --> 00:10:38,570 economies , some of our richest 243 00:10:38,570 --> 00:10:41,460 countries , allies that are happiest to 244 00:10:41,460 --> 00:10:43,016 go on about the rules-based 245 00:10:43,016 --> 00:10:45,127 international order and middle powers 246 00:10:45,127 --> 00:10:47,293 banding together , still seem to think 247 00:10:47,380 --> 00:10:49,213 the era of free riding is here . 248 00:10:49,710 --> 00:10:53,429 Eisenhower and Trump . Disagree 249 00:10:54,799 --> 00:10:56,632 This isn't what the president of 250 00:10:56,632 --> 00:10:58,688 America expects from this alliance . 251 00:10:58,799 --> 00:11:01,419 This is not what any reasonable person 252 00:11:01,520 --> 00:11:03,880 would expect . And it's not going to 253 00:11:03,880 --> 00:11:06,309 cut it anymore . And so we're doubling 254 00:11:06,309 --> 00:11:08,531 down on our effort to make NATO what it 255 00:11:08,531 --> 00:11:10,919 always was supposed to be , a balanced 256 00:11:10,919 --> 00:11:13,280 alliance with Europe in the lead for 257 00:11:13,280 --> 00:11:17,159 its own defense , NATO 3.0 . 258 00:11:18,090 --> 00:11:19,923 And to make that a reality , I'm 259 00:11:19,923 --> 00:11:22,500 announcing today a 6 month Department 260 00:11:22,500 --> 00:11:25,169 of War review that will examine 261 00:11:25,169 --> 00:11:28,049 America's force posture and basing in 262 00:11:28,049 --> 00:11:30,382 Europe . Up to 6 months , could be less . 263 00:11:30,760 --> 00:11:34,020 Let's call it the NATO 3.0 review . 264 00:11:34,880 --> 00:11:37,047 This review will be conducted with the 265 00:11:37,047 --> 00:11:38,936 benefit of inputs from the United 266 00:11:38,936 --> 00:11:41,269 States military , from European command . 267 00:11:41,269 --> 00:11:43,436 It will involve consultations with the 268 00:11:43,436 --> 00:11:46,989 US Congress and with our allies . But 269 00:11:46,989 --> 00:11:49,211 make no mistake about it , this will be 270 00:11:49,211 --> 00:11:51,840 a real review . It will be designed to 271 00:11:51,840 --> 00:11:54,039 ensure that NATO is moving fast and 272 00:11:54,039 --> 00:11:57,520 irreversibly toward Europe leading . 273 00:11:58,479 --> 00:12:00,035 Stepping up to take primary 274 00:12:00,035 --> 00:12:02,130 responsibility for the defense of 275 00:12:02,130 --> 00:12:04,770 Europe . Stepping up to ensure our 276 00:12:04,770 --> 00:12:08,049 forces are postured for America's 277 00:12:08,049 --> 00:12:10,690 global needs , and stepping up to make 278 00:12:10,690 --> 00:12:12,729 sure that our access facing and 279 00:12:12,729 --> 00:12:16,650 overflight are clearly delineated and 280 00:12:16,650 --> 00:12:20,080 assured . Any other country would do 281 00:12:20,080 --> 00:12:23,000 the same . At the same time going 282 00:12:23,000 --> 00:12:26,039 forward , our annual NATO dues will be 283 00:12:26,039 --> 00:12:28,559 contingent on other countries meeting 284 00:12:28,559 --> 00:12:31,659 their defense spending targets . Where 285 00:12:31,659 --> 00:12:34,039 other allies do not spend with urgency . 286 00:12:34,780 --> 00:12:36,891 Our dues contributions will go down . 287 00:12:38,229 --> 00:12:42,010 NATO will be a two-way street . It's 288 00:12:42,010 --> 00:12:45,150 only common sense . America cannot care 289 00:12:45,150 --> 00:12:48,229 for or pay more for Europe's defense 290 00:12:48,229 --> 00:12:51,119 than our allies do . And this review 291 00:12:51,119 --> 00:12:53,619 will think outside the box . Our 292 00:12:53,619 --> 00:12:55,452 national defense strategy states 293 00:12:55,452 --> 00:12:57,675 clearly that we're going to incentivize 294 00:12:57,675 --> 00:12:59,897 and enable our allies to step up and do 295 00:12:59,897 --> 00:13:02,008 their part . So we're going to keep a 296 00:13:02,008 --> 00:13:04,169 close ally , close eye on allies who 297 00:13:04,169 --> 00:13:06,989 are not doing that . And who say no , 298 00:13:07,690 --> 00:13:11,409 or maybe , or wait and see what it 299 00:13:11,409 --> 00:13:14,049 matters most . It's a review that some 300 00:13:14,049 --> 00:13:16,859 countries will fail . And others will 301 00:13:16,859 --> 00:13:19,679 pass with flying colors . In the end , 302 00:13:19,760 --> 00:13:23,049 the review is intended to both improve 303 00:13:23,049 --> 00:13:25,820 US force posture and basing . And 304 00:13:25,820 --> 00:13:29,400 strengthen NATO 3.0 . 305 00:13:30,049 --> 00:13:32,539 It's intended to be constructive . As 306 00:13:32,539 --> 00:13:35,080 we have always been . There are no 307 00:13:35,080 --> 00:13:37,080 strategic surprises here , there 308 00:13:37,080 --> 00:13:39,302 haven't been . I've been clear with all 309 00:13:39,302 --> 00:13:41,413 of you since my first remarks to this 310 00:13:41,413 --> 00:13:44,080 body in February of 2025 . President 311 00:13:44,080 --> 00:13:47,159 Trump has always done the same . Our 312 00:13:47,159 --> 00:13:50,059 direction of travel is and has been 313 00:13:50,440 --> 00:13:53,080 clear . This is the right thing to do 314 00:13:53,080 --> 00:13:55,302 by the American people . It's the right 315 00:13:55,302 --> 00:13:58,659 thing to do by this alliance . Europe 316 00:13:58,659 --> 00:14:00,809 can and must take primary 317 00:14:00,809 --> 00:14:02,809 responsibility for its conventional 318 00:14:02,809 --> 00:14:05,239 defense as it pledged at the Hague 319 00:14:05,239 --> 00:14:07,570 summit . And in the process , 320 00:14:08,229 --> 00:14:11,630 safeguarding Europe's defense for 321 00:14:11,630 --> 00:14:14,659 generations to come . We know our 322 00:14:14,659 --> 00:14:17,080 allies can do it . And it's time . 323 00:14:17,669 --> 00:14:18,150 Thank you .