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Fiona Hill, senior director for European and Russian Affairs on the National Security Council, listens as President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg in the Cabinet Room of the White House, Tuesday, April 2, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

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FILE - In this March 30, 2018, file, photo, Alexanda Amon Kotey, left, and El Shafee Elsheikh, who were allegedly among four British jihadis who made up a brutal Islamic State cell dubbed "The Beatles," sit on a sofa during an interview with The Associated Press at a security center in Kobani, Syria. The IS could get a new injection of life if conflict erupts between the Kurds and Turkey in northeast Syria as the U.S. pulls its troops back from the area. The White House has said Turkey will take over responsibility for the thousands of IS fighters captured during the long campaign that defeated the militants in Syria. But its not clear how that could happen. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla, File)

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FILE - This Friday, Oct. 4, 2019 file photo, Turkish and American armored vehicles patrol as they conduct joint ground patrol in the so-called "safe zone" on the Syrian side of the border with Turkey, near the town of Tal Abyad, northeastern Syria. President Donald Trumps announcement that U.S. troops in Syria would step aside to make way for a Turkish military operation against U.S.-allied Syrian Kurdish fighters unleashed a torrent of near unanimous criticism and warnings of immediate and long-term negative consequences. (AP Photo/Baderkhan Ahmad, File)

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Infantry soldiers with 1st Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, fire an FGM-148 Javelin during a combined arms live fire exercise in Jordan on Aug. 27, 2019, in support of Eager Lion. Eager Lion, U.S. Central Command's largest and most complex exercise, is an opportunity to integrate forces in a multilateral environment, operate in realistic terrain and strengthen military-to-military relationships. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Liane Hatch)

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The Union Jack flag flies above the Houses of Parliament from the Victoria Tower in London, Thursday, Sept. 12, 2019. The British government insisted Thursday that its forecast of food and medicine shortages, gridlock at ports and riots in the streets after a no-deal Brexit is an avoidable worst-case scenario. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)

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Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi (fourth from right) heads talks with Taliban delegation at the Foreign Office in Islamabad, Pakistan, on Thursday. Taliban leaders are meeting with Mr. Qureshi as part of a push to revive a peace deal. (Associated Press Photographs)
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1st Battalion, 206th Field Artillery on parade before departing Camp Shelby in Mississippi on March 11, 2008 (MAJ Craig Heathscott, 39th BCT Public Affair Officer)

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War policy illustration by Linas Garsys

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In this Monday, Sept. 23, 2019, photo, Afghan security forces stand guard in front of an election poster for presidential candidate Ashraf Ghani in Kabul, Afghanistan. Millions of Afghans are expected to go to the polls on Saturday to elect a new president, despite an upsurge of violence in the weeks since the collapse of a U.S.-Taliban deal to end Americas longest war, and the Taliban warning voters to say away from the polls. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)

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Officials with U.S. Special Operations Command are experimenting with artificial intelligence to identify military personnel who would make ideal Marine Raiders. (Marine Corps Forces Special Operations Command via Facebook) **FILE**

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Police officers detain a protester against right-wing demonstrators following an "End Domestic Terrorism" rally in Portland, Ore., on Saturday, Aug. 17, 2019. Although the main protest remained largely peaceful, some skirmishes erupted in the following hours and police detained multiple protesters. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)

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Illustration on the war against meat consumption by Alexander Hunter/The WAshington Times

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Illustration on spying by Hezbollah by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

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Attorney General William Barr's proposal for expanded background checks on firearms caused confusion among lawmakers. Despite questions, senators said it was a "constructive" starting point. (Associated Press)

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World War II tank gunner Clarence Smoyer poses for a portrait near the Charlestown Naval Shipyard in Boston, Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2019. The 95-year-old veteran was surprised with a ride through the streets of Boston in a Sherman tank, one of the tanks most widely used by the U.S. during the war. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

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A Houthi military spokesman warned foreign companies to pull their employees from Saudi energy facilities. (Associated Press)

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Protesters carry bricks during a demonstration near Central Government Complex in Hong Kong, Sunday, Sept. 15, 2019 as violence flared anew after thousands of pro-democracy supporters marched through downtown in defiance of a police ban. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)

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The U.S. military is feverishly working to incorporate AI into its operations in a myriad of ways, including drones and robots to ferry wounded soldiers away the battlefield, software that can spot a hidden enemy force over a hill, AI programs that can give generals and line soldiers a fuller picture of a confusing battle, and even algorithms that can outperform any resume in determining the right men and women for a specific job. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

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CNN anchor and political analyst John Avlon came under fire Wednesday after he warned viewers about the dangers of "right-wing" terrorism on the 18th anniversary of 9/11. (CNN)