there is no sense of urgency. There is a great deal of a sense of urgency, and between 2001 and today we have failed, and we have failed miserably, and it is time to correct our course.
Ayaan Hirsi Ali: “there is no sense of urgency. There is a great deal of a sense of urgency, and between 2001 and today we have failed…”
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Emphasizes the urgent need to address failures in countering radicalization since 2001.
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