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They are at time.com/newsletters and are separate from a paid subscription. ## Video: Former CIA Director David Petraeus Testifies Against President Trump's Immigration Order [Watch (HLS stream): Former CIA Director David Petraeus Testifies Against President Trump's Immigration Order](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/UX8Ke8UN.m3u8) (1:32)  _Published 2017-02-01. Former CIA Director David Petraeus says President Donald Trump's executive order on immigration and refugees is blocking a senior Iraqi military official from traveling to the U.S. to meet with his American counterparts._ --- Jul 27, 2023 9:26 PM UTC --- ## More From This Series [All Videos](https://time.com/video/) [CIA Director Mike Pompeo on Trump's Daily Briefings](/video/PxROUUjF/) ### CIA Director Mike Pompeo on Trump's Daily Briefings [Former CIA Director 'Concerned' About Contacts Between Trump Campaign and Russia](/video/R6YzPr5R/) ### Former CIA Director 'Concerned' About Contacts Between Trump Campaign and Russia [David Petraeus Sentenced to Two Years' Probation](/video/STawLyqX/) ### David Petraeus Sentenced to Two Years' Probation --- ## Transcript Mr. Chairman, thank you very much. Ranking member Smith, members of the committee, thank you very much for the opportunity to testify today. It is a privilege to be with the house once again. Our most important ally in this war is the overwhelming majority of Muslims who reject Al Qaeda, DASH, and the fanatical, barbaric world view. Indeed it is millions of Muslims who are fighting and dying in the greatest numbers in the front lines of this war. We must also remember that Islamic extremists want to portray this fight as a clash of civilizations, with America at war against Islam. We must not let them do that. Indeed we must be very sensitive to actions that might give them ammunition in such an effort. American should not take the current international order for granted. It did not well itself into existence. We created it. Likewise, it is not naturally self sustaining, we have sustained it. If we stop doing so, it will fray, and eventually collapse. This is precisely what some of our adversaries seek to encourage. President Putin, for example, understands that while conventional aggression may occasionally enable Russia to grab a bit of land on its periphery, The real center of gravity is the political will of the major Democratic powers to defend Euro Atlantic institutions, like Nato and the EU. 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