Bob Menendez said "As the new year approaches, we find ourselves 15 years removed from September 11th, 13 years from the invasion of Afghanistan and Iraq, five years from the turmoil of the Arab Spring, two years from Baghdadi's declaration of a caliphate, and conflict ranges across the Middle East and North Africa, horrible civil war in Syria, failing states in Libya and Yemen, sectarianism hardening." @ PoliticalQuotes.com

On the recordNovember 30, 2016

As the new year approaches, we find ourselves 15 years removed from September 11th, 13 years from the invasion of Afghanistan and Iraq, five years from the turmoil of the Arab Spring, two years from Baghdadi's declaration of a caliphate, and conflict ranges across the Middle East and North Africa, horrible civil war in Syria, failing states in Libya and Yemen, sectarianism hardening.

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Bob Menendez

Democratic · New Jersey

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congress.gov

Editor's note · Context

Menendez reflects on the ongoing global conflicts and their impact on extremism.

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