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00:00 Fresh from his trip to Israel, Joe Biden sat down to address the American people on Thursday
00:05 night and lay out his case for a continuing engagement with the world.
00:09 The US president drew a parallel between Russia's war in Ukraine and Hamas' attack on October
00:15 7th and said combating each was America's problem.
00:19 Hamas and Putin represent different threats but they share this in common.
00:24 They both want to completely annihilate a neighbouring democracy, completely annihilate
00:28 it.
00:29 I know these conflicts can seem far away.
00:32 It's natural to ask why does this matter to America?
00:35 So let me share with you why making sure Israel and Ukraine succeed is vital for America's
00:40 national security.
00:42 If Biden sought to persuade, it was with good reason, as he said he would be asking Congress
00:47 for more money to bolster aid to allies.
00:50 Prominent Republicans have bridled at Biden's support for Ukraine, but with his opposition
00:55 in disarray in Congress, Biden clearly felt he should strike while the iron was hot.
01:01 To put all that at risk, if we walk away from Ukraine, if we turn our backs on Israel, it's
01:07 just not worth it.
01:09 That's why tomorrow I'm going to send to Congress an urgent budget request to fund America's
01:14 national security needs, to support our critical partners including Israel and Ukraine.
01:21 It's a smart investment that's going to pay dividends for American security for generations.
01:25 With inflation and a high cost of living threatening to jeopardise Biden's chances of re-election,
01:31 he evoked an episode from the past to encourage a new industrial drive.
01:36 Just as in World War Two, today patriotic American workers are building the arsenal
01:41 of democracy and serving the cause of freedom.
01:45 All ambitious long-term efforts, but whether they will win over a fractious public ahead
01:50 of next year's election is another thing.
01:52 All right.
01:53 Let me ask you about --