Appearing before the House International Relations Committee yesterday, Deputy Executive Director of the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States, Christopher Kojm advised Committee members that the U.S. should develop a comprehensive strategy to counter terrorism. “We cannot succeed against terrorism by Islamist extremist groups unless we use all the elements of national power….If we favor one tool while neglecting others, we leave ourselves vulnerable and weaken our national effort.” Diplomacy, public diplomacy, and foreign aid were all cited as elements of national power by the Commission, commonly known as the 9/11 Commission.