But I am kind of interested, how will we try to leverage whatever is the dollar amount that is appropriated for Plan Central America...

Right, and that is an additional point about the regional compact there.

I actually think the Northern Triangle is a great example of why regional compacts would make a lot of sense.

But the point that you made about the regional compact, the funding has supported transportation infrastructure in all three countries, and it would be so much better because these are nations that do trade with one another.

I would say right now with the El Salvador compact, we are one of the most concentrated and largest donors seeking to address those root causes of instability there...

I think the way the country honors the service of the individual and speaks to service as being a calling...

I rise today to speak about the American Security Against Foreign Enemies Act of 2015. This act was passed by the House shortly before we recessed for Thanksgiving--an act dealing with the refugee crisis from Syria and Iraq. It is an act…

When those go up, you can see the attitude of the force change, because they're given the tools and the means...

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Thank you, Mr. Chairman.

There is a moderate voice in Iraq that is being raised--i.e., 'Raise Your Voice'--that otherwise was not being heard.

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.

I am interested in your anti-radicalization messaging in the Middle East.

Because I think this is going to be a major issue, going forward.

I'm running out of time, but I'm very interested in this issue.

I rise to discuss a bill I am introducing called the Co-prescribing Saves Lives Act. All across the Nation, and certainly all across my Commonwealth, we are seeing the scourge of prescription drug abuse and a heroin epidemic. These opioids…

It is in everyone's interests for that to happen.

I am also very worried about the next chapter in Algeria and your point, Mr. Malka, that Algeria will affect everything else.

What happens in Algeria will affect every country in the Maghreb and every country in the Sahel and potentially Europe, as well.

I agree with the points you made earlier about Tunisia, that we need to really help shore them up and help them succeed.

Is there something unique about the future--certainly the current and the future of warfare that renders this whole idea of coalitions kind of more of a common feature?

I would rather actually move to another topic. Hypotheticals are great.

I just want to make this point. I thought that was going to be your answer.