I consider the threat from lack of governance to be equal to the threat from the Taliban.
Jack Reed: “I consider the threat from lack of governance to be equal to the threat from the Taliban.”
On the recordJanuary 14, 2009
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Lack of governance is as significant a threat as the Taliban.
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