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On the recordFebruary 13, 2017
In a recent hearing from General David Petraeus to this committee, he emphasized on the importance of discrediting, quote, 'the ideology of Islamic extremism.'
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Joe Wilson
Republican · South Carolina

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Wilson references Petraeus' emphasis on countering extremist ideology.

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