01/02/2018
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"I hope that it is the will of this body to do some repair on the budget, so that the message that we send is not one that we are reducing America's traditional commitment to those issues."
"We want our allies on the ground to know they can rely on us. We want our enemies to fear us."
"messaging is a critical part of countering violent extremism, but it is more effective when it is done not by the U.S. Government"
"I think we have to recognize that the question of regime change in Syria has a real impact on counter-terrorism."