On the recordFebruary 6, 2013
The longer you delay, the longer you avoid trying to assign some assistance there, the more dangerous these groups become and the greater the instability that develops here.
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congress.govLeon Panetta: “The longer you delay, the longer you avoid trying to assign some assistance there, the more dangerous these groups…”
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Panetta warns about the dangers of delaying assistance to combat terrorist groups.
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