Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth Details Trump Admin's 'Peace Through Strength' Policy

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Speaking at the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore on Friday, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth spoke about the Trump administration's 'peace through strength' policy.

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00:00So as I conclude, it is with sage leadership and strategic vision and a sense of urgency

00:09that Lee Kuan Yeung turns Singapore into one of the world's great success stories.

00:16Many call it the Singapore Miracle.

00:20That's what common sense policies can achieve.

00:24And that's precisely what President Trump's vision is all about.

00:28President Trump is a leader of peace, a man of peace, a force for peace.

00:37And together, we will achieve that peace through strength, reestablishing deterrence, sharing our burdens,

00:45multiplying our strengths, reinforcing our great alliances, respecting our cultures,

00:51not starting wars, but preventing them, and building a better future for our nations.

00:58For our mutual benefit.

01:02During my last visit to the Indo-Pacific, I watched oil seep out from the wreckage of the USS Arizona at Pearl Harbor.

01:10I saw rows of crosses marking the graves of over 17,000 American soldiers at the Manila American Cemetery in Philippines.

01:17And had a chance to walk the black sand in the beaches of Iwo Jima.

01:24In these other places, you can't help but immediately feel connected to the past.

01:29To the warriors who went before us.

01:32As we mark 80 years since the end of World War II, we owe it to today's warriors, to our citizens.

01:51As we put our citizens first and you put your citizens first, we owe it to them, to our children and our grandchildren, to preserve this peace.

02:03The motto of my first platoon, the first one I led, was those who long for peace must prepare for war.

02:14And that's exactly what we're doing.

02:17We are preparing for war in order to deter war, to achieve peace in return.

02:23And when we look out of this room, we look to you, to our allies and to our partners, to join us in this important work.

02:33Our time is now.

02:35The threats we face will not wait.

02:39And nor can we.

02:41And Godspeed.

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