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Lloyd Austin: “I would say, clearly, the most dangerous near-term threat is ISIL or Daesh.”

On the recordMarch 7, 2016
I would say, clearly, the most dangerous near-term threat is ISIL or Daesh.
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Lloyd Austin
Democratic · District of Columbia

Editor's note · Context

Austin identifies ISIL as the immediate threat to stability.

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