My parents also taught me that words have consequences.
I think we have to get the best advice we can as to how the military can, in fact, deal with violent extremism.
If you look at our development assistance, most of those funds go into health programs or food programs, which are very important.
I want to compliment the Chairman because we did get a lot of our input into the National Defense Authorization Act.
I am also going to ask you a question for the record dealing with Senator Menendez' point on the financial sanction issues.
Regardless of what hat you wear, Mr. Chairman, in the next Congress, we need to pass a State Department authorization bill.
We need to redouble and redouble again our capacity building efforts.
I think this is disastrous for our national interests.
We need a deeper engagement in terms of the partnerships that we build.
American leadership is still critical.
We really play into making our country more vulnerable when we use that type of rhetoric that estranges Muslims around the world.