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2 . So it's important for us to work

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together uh as as a nation with

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our African counterparts . One of the

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things that's important too is that

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it's it allows us to support our

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national security strategy from an

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economic perspective as well as a

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spiritual perspective . Uh , having an

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opportunity to work with our African

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partners gives us an opportunity to

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also hear about their values , get to

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share those values so that in the event

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we have to go to war together , we will

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understand each other and we will

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uphold some mutual values that respect

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their nation and also our nation . And

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then from an economic perspective it

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helps us because economically we're all

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connected across the globe and so what

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happens when we prosper and based on

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our relationship with our African

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partners , they also prosper as well so

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it's a mutual exchange . And I , I , I

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throw in lastly um what we call a

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subject matter expert exchange and a SE ,

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um , those things also help us to

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understand each other and deepen our

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ties as military chaplaincies uh as .

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I mentioned before , our chaplaincy's

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has been in existence for 250 years ,

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and many of these chaplaincies are

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really in their infancy , and it gives

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us an opportunity to hear what their

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concerns are and then also to share

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with them where we've come from . Now

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even though we're older , we understand

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that there are also lessons for us to

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learn and listening to their questions

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and their concerns help us , it helps

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us to reflect on our chaplaincies as

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well .