National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan was pressed by NBC News host Kristen Welker about his previous comments claiming things were 'quieter' in the Middle East.
NBC News' Kristen Welker pressed President Biden's National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan about how he was 'so far off the mark' in describing the conflict in the Middle East as 'quieter' today than it has been in two decades. 'Jake, as you know, there’s been a lot of discussion about how this attack could have been missed.
Jake, why was your assessment there so far off the mark?' Welker asked. 'Well, first, Kristen, I made those comments in the context of developments in the wider Middle East region over the last few years after two decades that involved a civil war in Yemen and a massive humanitarian catastrophe, a civil war in Syria and a massive refugee crisis, an invasion and insurgency in Iraq, a NATO military operation in Libya.
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