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The president’s red line appears to have been crossed. The administration has to take some time to decide what to do about [Syria’s alleged chemical weapons use]. But if they end up leaving the impression that the president is not willing to enforce his red line, that will have consequences in the region, particularly when it comes to Iran’s nuclear program, as well as for our ability to deter Assad’s use of chemical weapons in Syria. April 25, 2013, Martin S. Indyk, New York Times
The president’s red line appears to have been crossed. The administration has to take some time to decide what to do about [Syria’s alleged chemical weapons use]. But if they end up leaving the impression that the president is not willing to enforce his red line, that will have consequences in the region, particularly when it comes to Iran’s nuclear program, as well as for our ability to deter Assad’s use of chemical weapons in Syria.
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April 22, 2013, Fiona Hill
Videos from Chechnya are all over the Internet. They're constantly packaged as part of the Al-Qaeda network recruitment. April 21, 2013, Fiona Hill, AFP
Videos from Chechnya are all over the Internet. They're constantly packaged as part of the Al-Qaeda network recruitment.
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April 20, 2013, Martin S. Indyk
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April 19, 2013, Fiona Hill
Chechnya has a very brutal history. You can just imagine two young Chechen boys growing up [in that violence] and then being dropped in the United States…And here they are in their 20s, a classic time for people to search for identity. April 19, 2013, Fiona Hill, Christian Science Monitor
Chechnya has a very brutal history. You can just imagine two young Chechen boys growing up [in that violence] and then being dropped in the United States…And here they are in their 20s, a classic time for people to search for identity.
Where the U.S. wanted to talk about Afghanistan, [Putin] wanted to talk about Chechnya and have the U.S. turn a blind eye to the human-rights abuses there. April 19, 2013, Fiona Hill, USA Today
Where the U.S. wanted to talk about Afghanistan, [Putin] wanted to talk about Chechnya and have the U.S. turn a blind eye to the human-rights abuses there.
Chechnya, like Dagestan, like Syria, like Pakistan, like Iraq, like Afghanistan, all these places where there's been tumult and upheaval and conflict and regional dislocation, continue to become basically the recruiting grounds for people who have a very strong sense of grievance. And again, we're talking small numbers of people. April 19, 2013, Fiona Hill, National Public Radio
Chechnya, like Dagestan, like Syria, like Pakistan, like Iraq, like Afghanistan, all these places where there's been tumult and upheaval and conflict and regional dislocation, continue to become basically the recruiting grounds for people who have a very strong sense of grievance. And again, we're talking small numbers of people.
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