And I also hope that Americans will look at the challenges we face today and decide, as many of you in this room have, that in spite of the divisive state of our political system today that serving your country is compelling and rewarding work.

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And I think you have to look at it also within the context of the overall purpose of those recommendations, which was to enhance our ability to protect our homeland, and enhance our ability to deal with those who threaten the United States and American citizens.

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But I also get a better sense when I look at you all in the eyes and hear your stories directly from you.

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But it also gave me time to look back at CRM and time to get into social media and I immediately saw the power of that.

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So for me, I look at this as both a need to help move Pakistan in the right direction and also to get Afghanistan to be ready, and they will be ready by the end of 2014.

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But I also believe that we've got to look at the energy sources of the future like wind and solar and biofuels, and make those investments.

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