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Hagel: Islamic State 'beyond anything we've seen'
Yahoo News ^ | August 21, 2014

Posted on 08/21/2014 1:38:39 PM PDT by Hojczyk

US Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel warned Thursday that the Islamic State is more than a traditional "terrorist group" and better armed, trained and funded than any recent threat.

"They marry ideology and a sophistication of strategic and tactical military prowess. They are tremendously well funded. This is beyond anything we have seen," Hagel told reporters.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Foreign Affairs; Government
KEYWORDS: bhosecdef; isis; jayvee
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1 posted on 08/21/2014 1:38:39 PM PDT by Hojczyk
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How about a little “I told you so”...


2 posted on 08/21/2014 1:39:59 PM PDT by dhs12345
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Were we training and funding ISIS in Libya????


3 posted on 08/21/2014 1:40:10 PM PDT by Hojczyk
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Did he not get the memo that they are the JV? Is he going to have to walk this back tomorrow?


4 posted on 08/21/2014 1:40:10 PM PDT by NEMDF
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Where have you been, Chuck ?


5 posted on 08/21/2014 1:40:17 PM PDT by fieldmarshaldj (Resist We Much)
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Welcome to Islam, Hagel.

This is it.


6 posted on 08/21/2014 1:40:19 PM PDT by combat_boots (The Lion of Judah cometh. Hallelujah. Gloria Patri, Filio et Spiritui Sancto!)
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Yeah, armed & funded by the USA. Go figure.


7 posted on 08/21/2014 1:40:55 PM PDT by WVNan
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Oh go back to looking in bathroom stalls for foul language ,CHUCK


8 posted on 08/21/2014 1:41:18 PM PDT by molson209 (Blank)
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Obama said ISIS was just the “JV team,” so which is it?


9 posted on 08/21/2014 1:41:51 PM PDT by txrefugee
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"US Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel warned...."

That he is WAY under-qualified for the job?

10 posted on 08/21/2014 1:42:01 PM PDT by Paladin2
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"This is beyond anything we have seen."

Nazi Germany? Imperial Japan? The Soviet Union? You must have dozed through class. Or did you attend?

11 posted on 08/21/2014 1:42:10 PM PDT by Savage Beast (Hubris and denial overwhelm Western Civilization. Nemesis and tragedy always follow.)
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Chuck Hagel= Captain Obvious

IDIOT!


12 posted on 08/21/2014 1:42:48 PM PDT by dennisw (The first principle is to find out who you are then you can achieve anything -- Buddhist monk)
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Stupid Chuck. You really are as dumb as that look on your face indicates.

Didn’t you hear your own boss calling them the JV squad?


13 posted on 08/21/2014 1:43:13 PM PDT by Tea Party Terrorist (Why work for a living when you can vote for a living?)
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14 posted on 08/21/2014 1:43:22 PM PDT by Uncle Miltie (FReerepublic: Bring a FRiend!)
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I would love to slap the smirk off of Dempsey’s face. It’s a disgrace that this guy is a General Officer, much less the CJCS.


15 posted on 08/21/2014 1:43:41 PM PDT by TADSLOS (The Event Horizon has come and gone. Buckle up and hang on.)
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16 posted on 08/21/2014 1:45:11 PM PDT by dfwgator
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"They marry ideology and a sophistication of strategic and tactical military prowess. They are tremendously well funded. This is beyond anything we have seen," Hagel told reporters.

So have they graduated from JV to Varsity you DUNCE?

17 posted on 08/21/2014 1:45:17 PM PDT by 1Old Pro
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“Unexpected!”


18 posted on 08/21/2014 1:45:28 PM PDT by bigbob (The best way to get a bad law repealed is to enforce it strictly. Abraham Lincoln)
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Okay Chuck, but what the heck does this have to do with integrating cross dressing transsexual pedophiles into the US armed forces?
Now get back to work man!


19 posted on 08/21/2014 1:45:53 PM PDT by Ouchthatonehurt ("When you're going through hell, keep going." - Sir Winston Churchill)
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To: Hojczyk

Chuck U. Farlie


20 posted on 08/21/2014 1:46:15 PM PDT by februus
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