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Speaker 2: So you see this kind of mission creep and I

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Speaker 1: Through the system.

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Speaker 2: You know, they're four star generals, their flag officers, and

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Speaker 1: But this time.

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Speaker 2: We need an outsider who can help.

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Speaker 1: Yeah, Commander Hango for one second. I'm gonna hold you

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Speaker 1: through a break. Commander Kaj Larsen, a colleague from a

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Speaker 1: going to join us talk about Ukraine in Greenland. Next

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