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Ron Johnson: “There's a State Department report called the START Report…”

Featuring: Ron Johnson, Republican | U.S. Senate, Wisconsin

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Sen. Johnson at HSGAC

Published | Video Starts at 04:15

We're having Boko Haram and other terrorist organizations affiliate themselves with isis. This is growing. I want to talk about an effective offense. And again, I want to just give some indication here. There's a State Department report called the START Report Study of Terrorism Response Terrorism... On average, there were about less than 5,000 fatalities due to terrorism prior to 9 11. In 2012, that report shows about 15,000. In 2014 is about 43,000. that report shows about 15,000. In 2014 is about 43,000. Again, I realize those are. The measurement is very difficult on this, but it gives us some indication on how global terrorism is a growing threat. (04:15–04:49)

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Asserts that terrorism fatalities increased from less than 5,000 pre-9/11 to 43,000 in 2014.

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