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Yeah , specifically , I think it's 

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important for us to realize when we did 

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this project that will be ongoing for 

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years to come while we get it sorted 

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out of re optimizing for great power 

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competition . It's really two parts . 

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One , we need to recognize the force 

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that we are adapt to the threat and 

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make ourselves as ready as possible . 

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Should we get in conflict sooner , 

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sooner than we'd like ? Um That's the 

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today part and that's the part I think 

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airman may , may see most uh in front 

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of them is the urgent because the other 

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part which I'll talk about in a minute 

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is really help sustain that competition . 

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But the , the near term part on the 

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readiness , it's about making sure the 

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way that we have our forces aligned , 

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the way that we have our wings 

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structured , the way that we have our 

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training done makes us more ready for 

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the type of combat we may have to face 

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with a great power competitor versus 

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what we've been doing in countering 

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violent extremism for the last 20 years . 

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The other part . But developing the 

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people and developing the capabilities 

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won't necessarily help us in the next 

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month or two months . But is setting 

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the stage for how we develop the 

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capabilities , the tools of the trade 

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and the airmen who will use those to 

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make sure we can maintain that 

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competitive advantage that may not reap 

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tangible benefits for the next year or 

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two . But we have to get it started . 

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Now , if we're going to have this 

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enduring competitive edge .