00:00I'll take I'll take one more question. Thank you. Go ahead. Go ahead. Thank you. I have two questions. Iran, China and Korea. Iran has signed a deal with China to purchase 40 Chinese fire jets. What are your concerns about the Iran and China military cooperation?
00:22Well, obviously, we're watching that. You know, we're very concerned about that, especially as we as we look to shift force posture to the Indo-Pacific. But ultimately, I think that, you know, what we're doing here at the Department of Defense, you know, building up our military with historic recruiting numbers, peace through strength. I mean, ultimately, it's about reestablishing deterrence to make our enemies think twice about doing things that we wouldn't want them to do.
00:49So Korea and regarding the reduction of U.S. troops in South Korea, are there any specific plans for reducing the member of U.S. troops in South Korea and changing their roles? And when will the time be?
01:11Well, normally, we don't we don't comment on forced posture reviews here from the podium. It's something that we that we always do. But, you know, you've been covering this building for a long time. We've got an ironclad alliance with the Republic of Korea. And we're going to remain true to that alliance. But OK, thanks, everybody. So we'll do this again. We'll do this again very soon. We'll talk soon. Thank you, everybody.
