Chris Smith actually said...

"I hope we can learn critical lessons from the vast experience and use them to move forward to increase support for the most effective measures that bring an end to the scourge of Boko Haram in norther..."

"Since November 2013, the U.S. Government has declared Boko Haram and its affiliate, Ansaru, to be Foreign Terrorist Organizations."

"Boko Haram has been so brutal, that the recruitment and feeder issues have diminished somewhat in their ability to attract people to their entity."

"I think we have an opportunity here to capitalize on that changing tide that has happened on the ground and really come in with some fundamental development tools."