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Joe Lieberman: “There is a danger if you think that the enemy is al-Qaeda, and you observe that bin Laden is killed, and central…”

On the recordMay 8, 2013
There is a danger if you think that the enemy is al-Qaeda, and you observe that bin Laden is killed, and central al-Qaeda is on the run, you may be lured into believing that the war is over.
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Joe Lieberman
Independent · Connecticut

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Lieberman warns against complacency regarding the ongoing threat of violent Islamist extremism.

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