Our military has already trained and exercised together, and we're already close partners in preventing terrorism and combatting narco-traffic.

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The FBI's shortcomings were especially singled out by the committee for not placing sufficient emphasis on preventing terrorism acts.

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Bush made a strong argument that pre-emptive war was essential to preventing terrorism.

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And I understand that the investigation is ongoing, but I think that this reminds us that terrorism exists in many parts of the world, and that Turkey and the United States are going to be strong partners in preventing terrorism.

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We think we can get murders down twenty five percent, we think we can get serious crime down ten percent, we think we can get the reputation of this department back and if we think we can do a damn good job of preventing acts of terrorism in this city but give us that chance.

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Nevertheless, despite their differences, they did reach a number of important agreements, including pledges to continue co-operating in the fight against terrorism and in preventing the spread of nuclear weapons.

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