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On the recordJanuary 14, 2014
I agree that, you know, as al-Qaeda does spread--in a different form, Jane, you are absolutely right, they have evolved--but as it spreads, as Peter Bergen said, al-Qaeda has the largest presence now in the Arab world in history.
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Mike McCaul
Republican · Texas

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McCaul acknowledges the evolving threat of al-Qaeda and its significant presence in the Arab world.

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