Susan Collins actually said...

"But we do no favor to all of our fellow Americans who are Muslim by ignoring real evidence that a small number of their community have, in fact, become violent Islamists and extremists."

"Was this another failure to connect the dots?"

"As Senator Collins says, it is important that we assure ourselves, we address these issues, because it is at the core of our obligation to protect our military service members and their families."

"To Senator Collins' question, these can be complicated, perhaps unnecessarily so."