I sort of still feel like there is this leftover hubris in which we think that we are the most important player in the region.
I agree with everything you have said, and I just want to make sure that we have a sober understanding of, amongst those...
We have to deal with the root causes, but we also have to deal with the humanitarian crisis and help save lives.
The United States, I think, is uniquely qualified to provide that type of international leadership.
I feel the same cycle playing out again in which the crutch of the American military... is just sort of lulling them int...
It is a sound strategy, but how is it working?
Our effectiveness in combating the ISIL threat cannot be measured solely by the number of sorties flown.
I still am not clear whether we are pressing the right levers internally to get the kind of political reconciliation nec...
I think the consensus here is that there is a vacuum.
I just think there's a way to take the billions of dollars that we're using and incentivize the kinds of programs we're ...
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