Adam Smith actually said...

I wish that we didn't have national security interests in Afghanistan and Pakistan. It is a very, very difficult place to work with.

Smith expresses regret over U.S. national security interests in challenging regions.

10/07/2015

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I worry a great deal about the notion that people are focused on the U.S. military as the solution to this problem.

I think it is the largest national security threat that we face as a country.

But that isn't always the right strategy; because sometimes there are things that military might can't do.

I do believe that ISIL's momentum has been blunted.