05/16/2025
https://www.nbcnews.com...
"we have not carried out a serious campaign to do so to defeat Al Qaeda in Syria specifically"
"your request of $500 million to counter ISIS in Syria does not include any mention or dollars to go after Al Qaeda"
"Al Qaeda's presence in Syria is far greater today than it ever was before"
"The current strategy that has been deployed for so long toward North Korea has been ineffective."