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There is a difference between how the president talks about foreign policy and national security

strategy and what the administration actually does.

Overall, I would give them reasonably good marks on the further dismantling the global

jihadist threat, both Belkaitas and organization and ISIS.

The strategic challenge has always been, once you take them down, can you prevent their

reconstitution?

And so the jury is really out on that, and that's nested in the broader Middle East strategy

and South and Central Asian strategy that I think there is some cause for concern, particularly

given the turbulence in the region.

The administration's strategy now is to put so much pressure on the Iranians by renewing

sanctions that were able to get a better nuclear deal.

What do you see as a prospect of the success of that strategy?

Right now, the Iranians have a lot of domestic challenges, and so this is an opportune time

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