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And this victory at the
end the cold war.

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And I'm it's very important that
we make sure that that we can

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continue to consolidate that victory.

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The baltic States are.

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Now dim fully functioning democracies
departed NATO departed.

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The you flat let lithuania which
ran today when I'm hero back

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in january and it's important that
that that that situation not

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changed and that's that's why I
think it's critical that the

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for participating in in this. Operation.

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What you thought.

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The your personal bonds yield
brothel union to you in.

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On well.

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That's the biggest impression the
first and biggest impression

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then I got.

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During my visit and meeting with
the officials in lithuania is

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that how important is to them and
how it is reassuring to them

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to have American forces here are
the key saying over and over

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again that they've been waiting for
70 years for the United States

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that military to to be to
be in lithuania and that.

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A and a You can just see it on their
faces how important is to them.

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Such. As

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Two years removed from what i've
seen here today and space and

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the briefings that i've received.

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I'm both from the lithuanian side
and from the American side.

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It's it's crystal clear that they're
a our our troops are working

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together in a corporate way that
the lithuanians are gaining

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a tremendous amount of training
and there's a lot of work being

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done here.

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So that all all the forces can
be where needed. I'm if if and

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there's a needed military response
and and that was very encouraging

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to see. That.

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The that they're.

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Well the as an it as an American
than as an American who works

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for of the the senate for the Helsinki
commission in in the U.S.

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congress on its it gives me a great
feeling to to get a chance

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to to new with our troops here and
to see I'm. The United States

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sam continuing to a to bring
stability to the world..