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On the recordSeptember 21, 2016
So in a lot of these different areas where we used to get valuable intelligence, great participation, insights into the threat, those countries have now become failed states and they are havens for preparing, planning, and executing attacks against the United States.
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Scott Perry
Republican · Pennsylvania

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Perry discusses the impact of failed states on U.S. security.

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