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Jiang uses the Mark Milley anecdote to argue that Trump lacked full control over the US state in his first term and remained politically on the defensive.
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"...really have that much power, and he was always on the defensive."
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"It is totally defensive. It is on defensive mode. Maybe it is not so good. I would prefer to FSB to act more proactively,..."
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"...iran's um air defenses and basically force um iran on the defensive the main objective i think if i'm fighting this war i think..."
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"on the defensive so they're always on the back foot yeah okay well why why is Europe now I mean you have france talking..."
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"...Democrats immediately started impeaching proceedings. So Trump was really on the defensive in the first term. On the second term, it's the complete opposite...."
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"...said to multiple American presidents, you know, if NATO is a defensive alliance, if it's an alliance based on peace, then Russia wants to..."
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"...an overseas war. The People's Liberation Army is very much a defensive army. It's meant to defend the territorial sovereignty and integrity. It doesn't..."
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"...we just assume that okay if it's a tower it's for defensive purposes okay it's to ward off invaders but there's actually a better..."
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"...right? So if you're America, it's really reactive, um, it's really defensive. You want to maintain your empire, you want to maintain your hegemony,..."
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"...speaking, Chinese have initiated very few wars. Most wars have been defensive."
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"...it did that it played to Russia's ultimate strength which is defensive artillery warfare it's the best in the world at that and because..."
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"...to besiege and destroy a castle. First of all, there's a defensive perimeter, the moat, and then the high walls, okay? And eventually, the..."
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