Edward Markey actually said...

The Leahy human rights considerations would prevent us from working and collaborating in a training relationship or in an equipping relation...

Well, I think it is just an important issue for them to understand that we are dead serious about it.

Do you see this dramatic imbalance between State and DOD as a good thing for our approach to Africa?

U.S. security sector assistance is part of our effort to combat terrorism and enable our partners to establish and secure governance.