So, you know, when you decide whether something's justified or not and whether something can be defeated or not, how hard is it? Is it even possible? To what degree is it possible to defeat terrorism? The Obama administration started to use [the term] countering violent extremism and was coined and kind of mandated across the US Government. Well, you have to know, again, you have to know the enemy that threatens you and why they're doing what they're doing if you have any hope of actually preventing … (22:07–22:14)
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Asserts that the Obama administration coined and mandated the term 'countering violent extremism' across the US Government.
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