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Micah Zenko says that only by complementing drone strikes with nonmilitary programs can the United States counter the threat of extremism.
Interviewee: William B. Caldwell IV, Commander, NATO Training Mission in Afghanistan
Interviewer: Jonathan Karl, Senior Political Correspondent, ABC News
June 7, 2011
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