“We continue on a daily basis very successfully to degrade Iran’s ability to target ships.”
“We did a pause to try to get an agreement with the Iranian people to allow oil to flow without them attacking it.”
“One of the mistakes which some political analysts make is to think that their enemies should be our enemies.”
“The only reason why the U.S. is conducting strikes is against assets of Iran that are being used to attack global commercial shipping.”
“We cannot afford to leave Tennessee behind.”

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On the recordFebruary 3, 2009
I have been interested in the conversation regarding the three Ds: defense, diplomacy, and development which is very much a part of the newest command: which is Africa Command.
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Sanford Bishop
Democratic · Georgia
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Bishop emphasizes the importance of defense, diplomacy, and development in military command structures.

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