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In my view, a strategy sets a strategic direction for a country.

I think it's important and that's why we worked really hard to get it out early in the

administration.

The lack of, you know, civility in Washington today is such that people actually don't

really want to admit that there are areas of actual bipartisan consensus that run through

the document.

I think the administration's shift on China being more hard-headed about recognizing the

challenges posed by China has much more bipartisan consensus than many might want to admit.

It looks to outside observers as though perhaps the president's views on Russia have evolved.

How did you reconcile how the National Security Strategy worked out and its approach to Russia?

And what you were hearing at the very beginning of the administration as exercising, let's

say, caution towards being too hard on Russia.

This administration has been incredibly tough on Russia, so I've looked at always actions

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