Again, sadly, and I think I've shared this with you in some of our meetings with many of my colleagues. What has happened over the last 20 years under multiple administrations is The influence of the State Department has declined at the expense of other agencies and also at the expense of national security councils. because it takes so long for the State Department to take action. And so increasingly, you stop getting invited to the meetings and you start getting. (09:45–09:53)
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