Most of our--and President Obama has made this clear; it is stated very plainly in our national security strategy--most of the most fundamental challenges to our national security around the world come from places where people's rights are not respected.
Malinowski links national security challenges to the lack of respect for human rights.
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What we are talking about is simply basic human rights that everybody in the world enjoys.
If we did that, either the police would come and arrest us again to get a bribe, or if they arrested the terrorist, someone would bribe him out and then he would come and kill us.
Demonstrable progress on human rights is critical to the advancement of U.S.-Vietnam relations across the board, including in the security sphere.
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