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On the recordNovember 18, 2013
We must define our effort not as a boundless 'global war on terror,' but rather as a series of persistent, targeted efforts to dismantle specific networks of violent extremists that threaten America.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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Remarks by Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism Lisa Monaco on America's Counter-terrorism strategy

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