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And i think our restraint has played -- military restraint has played a big part in enabling that to happen, frankly. >> julie: the u.s. is setting up a base in saudi arabia. this is the first time this has happened since the gulf war 1990. this is a big deal. it's part of the pentagon's plan to address tensions with iran. how do you think this base and the hundreds of troop setting up shop in the mideast are going to tamper down this crisis. >> there is a couple things we need to do again. i mentioned the rules of engagement. the other make it clear to iran if they launch any sort of strikes ...

Near term. i'm going to let south korea and japan know we're there for them. we are their nuclear umbrella. we're there for them. china, if you don't want us in your throat here, if you don't want us in your face, do something. >> do you stop the trade battle with china? do you go back to tpp? >> by the way, the idea that this trade battle makes any sense, is benefitting anybody, is absolutely ludicrous. just ask the farmers here or around the world -- i mean around the united states and the manufacturers. it's killing us. what we should do is we deal with china -- i had a conversation with xi...

China understands if you don't want us in your face, do something. >> do you stop the trade battle? do you go back to tpp? >> the idea this trade battle makes any sense is benefitting anybody is ludicrous. just ask the farmers here or around the world, around the united states and the manufacturers. it's killing us. what we should do is deal with china. understand we're going to fly through. we fly a b-52 through it. we're not going anywhere. understand and that's why the reason you have security is because we have allowed stability in the region. they get it. what they're doing now is we're n...

Fly a b-52 through it. we are a pacific power. we're not going anywhere. understand that's the reason why you have security is because we've allowed stability in the region. they get it. but what they're doing now is we're not dealing with china's problem for us. china's problem is they're stealing intellectual secrets. deal the same way. you say you got to invest in the united states, you want to be able to invest here, and you say we want to invest in china but you got to have a 51% owner, no deal man. >> the administration is fighting the same fight -- >> no, they're fighting in trade. trum...

>> by the way, the idea this trade battle makes any sense and benefitting anybody is absolutely ludicrous. just ask the farmers here and around the world or around the united states and manufacturers. it's killing us. i had a conversation with xi jinping before we left, and he said remember they setup their no-fly zone and i said we're not going to pay attention to it. just understand we're just going to fly through, we fly a b-52 through it. we are a pacific power, we're not going anywhere. and that's the reason why you have security is because wave allowed stability in the region. they get i...