U.S. Ambassador to NATO Matthew Whitaker explains the endgame for the Iran war and addresses concerns of being dragged into a ‘forever war’ and Europe’s weapons gap on ‘Varney & Co.’
00:00 Matthew Whitaker on Trump’s foreign policy strategy
00:38 Investing in military strength and power projection
01:04 Addressing European concerns over Middle East conflict
01:33 The historic shift in NATO conventional defense
02:01 Closing the European weapons manufacturing gap
02:41 Defense spending commitments and the 5% GDP goal
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