Does the statement 'The Department of Defense, like the Department of State, had a coordinator who represented the department on the interagency committee concerned with counterterrorism.' conflict with the idea presented in 'The Department of Defense had no representation on the interagency committee.'
The Department of Defense, like the Department of State, had a coordinator who represented the department on the interagency committee concerned with counterterrorism.###The Department of Defense had no representation on the interagency committee.