The State Department has no presence there at all. So the people that are in the military have to take on diplomatic jobs. It was famous that Robert Gates teased Hillary Clinton once by saying, I have more money for my military bands than you have for your entire diplomatic corps. And I think it's really an imbalance that we need to work out. Diplomacy is not a bad word, but I think in Washington sometimes it is. (48:59–49:10)
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