Riedel says U.S.and NATO troops are facing a syndicate of terrorism in Afghanistan and Pakistan consisting of different groups like the Taliban and al-Qaida.

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But as I listened, Doug, to the presentation, I don't think at least I have any difficulty with the diagnosis of the problem that threat facing us is international terrorism.

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Well I think they have to answer that but I think it's right for government to do it because it is facing a new threat of terrorism and this is right to improve our intelligence gathering.

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And a lot of the threats that we're going to be facing, whether it's international terrorism, cyber terrorism, nuclear proliferation, pandemic, climate change -- a lot of these issues, they cross borders.

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