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“The good news is that the international coalition, in which our military contributes, has done a lot to reduce the ground space, the territory in Iraq, Syria that ISIL once occupied a couple years ago. That's a good thing. And a lot of that, frankly, has occurred in Trump administration, so I'll give them credit for that.”

Quote by Jeh Johnson

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Jeh Johnson is the former United States Secretary of Homeland Security, born on September 11, 1957. He has held several key positions in the government and has extensive experience in national security. more

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