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There were certain parts of this coalition that are going to have a lot to say about feeling taken for granted, not invested in properly,ette, and i think that those are the kinds of things we'll have to talk about. >> did you think it was a failure of organization or a failure of the candidate? >> i think -- listen, i think this latino surge that materialized but only barely could have been much bigger if people -- if there was money from the beginning saying we're going to have to invest and build capacity. you'll talk to people on the ground in nevada and colorado and florida. and the great...

Now -- [ applause ] that was an enormous achievement made because of america's armed forces. but as we move to a train and advise mission in afghanistan, our reduced presence there allows us to more effectively address emerging threats in the middle east and north africa. so earlier this year i asked my national security team to develop plan for a network of partnerships. today as part of this effort i'm calling on congress to support a new counterterrorism partnerships fund of up to $5 billion which will allow us to train, build capacity, and facilitate partner countries on the front lines. t...

Is happening in iraq as this sectarian issue moves over to there, moving into lebanon, destabilizing jordan, why have we been so slow, so inept in so many ways at helping build capacity of this opposition that we have said publicly that we support. >> well, senator, as a worthy and important question. i've had a number of different meetings with the opposition over the course of the months now since i came in, in february. beginning with a meeting in rome, and subsequently in is stan ball and -- istanbul and ammann, jordan, and the on signature, one has to remember that as little as year ago t...

Is happening in iraq as this sectarian issue moves over to there. it's moving into lebanon. it's certainly destabilizing jordan. why have we been so slow, so inept in so many ways at helping build capacity of this opposition that we have said publicly that we support? >> well, senator, it's a worthy and important question. i've had a number of different meetings with the opposition over the course of the months now since i came in, in february, beginning with a meeting in rome and subsequently in istanbul and in jordan. the opposition -- one has to remember that as little as a year ago there w...

He figured out how to work with local doctors and volunteer doctors from elsewhere around the world and then he used that synergy to help build capacity locally. in the end that's what's really key. >> from health services dan expanded into sports and educational programs and then into business. he launched a travel agency, a dance troop, and even a jewelry business all to support and empower his community. >> i unlike many people's expectations the life is a normal lifelike any other life. people wake up, go look for jobs, kids play. it is only outsiders when they come in, they think that peo...