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I Do Not Believe That A Counterterrorism Strategy All By Itself, Without A Sufficient Level Of Counterinsurgency, Will Work.

I Think That Every Country Presents Its Own Particular Challenges, Different Cultures, Different Histories, Different Religions, Different People. And Different Ethnic Make-ups In Those Countries Present Different Challenges.

I Hope President [hamid] Karzai Understands That Our National Security Interests Don't Depend Entirely On His Decision There Whether To Allow A Recount. Obviously The Legitimacy Of That Government Is An Important Component Of It. My Point Is It Shouldn't Be The Lynch Pin For Us Deciding Whether We're Going To Protect Our National Security Interests In That Region.

Permitting And Protecting Even The Smallest Acts Of Abuse By A Tiny Fraction Of Our Officers Leads To A Culture Where Extreme Acts Of Abuse Are More Likely.

What Is More Comforting To The Terrorists Around The World: The Failure To Pass The 9/11 Legislation Because We Lacked 'a Majority Of The Majority,' Or Putting Aside Partisan Politics To Enact Tough New Legislation With America's Security Foremost In Mind?