There has been some speculation that the attack in Paris... may have even rushed them to try to take the sting out of some bad messaging about battlefield challenges.
On the recordNovember 16, 2015
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Kaine discusses the potential motivations behind ISIL's attacks in relation to battlefield defeats.
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