But it is equally incontrovertible that if our intelligence gathering process is seriously flawed, we had better find out and find out fast if we are to avoid another Sept. 11.
ADAM SCHIFFIt is now conventional wisdom that Americans do not care why we went to war in Iraq, that it is enough that the world is better off without Saddam Hussein.
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There was certainly merit to the criticism that the deputy attorney general Rod Rosenstein had about how James Comey handled the Hillary Clinton investigation.
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We still have a problem here in this country of access to airports and airplanes [for terrorists].
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I think Hillary Clinton is right. I think it isn’t enough to leave [Bashir] Assad in place, because as long as he is there, there is going to be a recruiting magnet for ISIS.
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Unquestionably, the world is better off without Saddam.
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Russia is leading a movement around the world to spread autocracy and authoritarianism.
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The president [Barack Obama] is not willing to send in apaches and spotters if the Iraqis say they don’t want them and if it means that these Shia mobilization forces are going to be going after and trying to kill Americans.
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In fact, the converse is true: At a time when the United States has been called on for a level of moral leadership, vision and inspiration not seen since World War II
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We know that Russia was involved in hacking our democracy.
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I’m just concerned that as long as this caliphate exists, it provides this magnet for radicalization, and we’re likely to see more attacks like we have seen in San Bernardino, Chattanooga and elsewhere, and that’s the concern I have over pace.
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The new century has brought on its own terrible dangers, which although not reaching the apocalyptic potential of the Cold War, still have the capacity to shake our world.
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There are many reasons why the Russians prefer Donald Trump.I think, in the first instance, they wanted to tear down Secretary Clinton.
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They’re essentially engaging in a scorched-earth litigation strategy that is beginning with trying to discredit the prosecutor.
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And that is a threat that here in Europe, they feel acutely. They’ve seen their countries interfered with, bombarded by cyber-attacks, by Russian propaganda, indeed, by Russian troops.
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The Iraqis would love to have Americans die for Iraq and the Syrians would love to have Americans die for Syria.
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I think Barack Obama has the overall right strategy and he’s been right to resist bringing in massive numbers of American troops.
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