I think we have started accelerating over the past years. It's a modernization of NATO. It's at air, it's at sea, it's undersea, it's in cyber. Estonia in 2007, hit by Russian cyber-attacks. So what you see there with those exercises are critical.
Michael LeiterI think the refugee problem is Europe is vastly worse than we have in the United States.
Michael LeiterI don't think bulk data collection was an enormous factor here, because generally, that deals with overseas calls to the United States. But what bulk data collection did was make the process more efficient. So there were no silver bullets there.
Michael LeiterWhen you do have really tapped out resources that cover so many investigations, it can help you move through and discard some faster.
Michael LeiterWe're not going to have a perfect batting average and it's important that Americans understand that.
Michael LeiterWe need additional funding for more U.S. combat brigades in Europe. NATO needs to continue to modernize. It is starting to show with the Russians but these exercises are central to show that the alliance is firm, especially as the E.U. starts to have some weakness on the economic front.
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