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On the recordFebruary 13, 2013
On numerous occasions, the President has gone so far as to say that al-Qaeda has been 'decimated and that it is on the path to defeat.'
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Ileana Ros-Lehtinen
Republican · Florida

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Criticism of the President's optimistic view on al-Qaeda's status.

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