Posted on 08/22/2014 5:19:44 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
Via the Daily Signal. Easy prediction: This soundbite will inspire lots of scoffing and sneering without even a bare attempt at an argument on the merits for why he must be wrong.
“There’s the obvious great concern that because of the condition of the border from the standpoint of it not being secure and us not knowing who is penetrating across, that individuals from ISIS or other terrorist states could be [crossing the border] — and I think there is a very real possibility that they may have already used that,” he said…
“We have no clear evidence of that but your common sense tells you when we’ve seen the number of criminal activities that have occurred — and I’m talking about the assaults, the rapes, the murders — by individuals who have come into this country illegally over the last five years, the idea that they would not be looking at [the border] … is not a good place to be,” he said.
He’s fearmongering! ISIS poses no direct threat to the U.S. (yet)! Is that right? Here’s Mike Morell, former deputy director of the CIA:
After explaining what he thought needed to be done to defeat the terrorists (more targeted strikes and better intelligence), he said that “if an ISIS member showed up in a mall in the United States tomorrow with an AK-47 and killed a number of Americans I would not be surprised.”
(Excerpt) Read more at hotair.com ...
The money was looted from the bank in Mosul where they acquired cash and gold bullion. They don’t need a “money stream” because the money is already in their hand.
Gen. Dempsey essentially said the same thing in his press conference yesterday .
Duh!
And even then, we’ll continue to coddle the “peaceful majority”.
Perry, SEAL THE BORDER. YOU SHOULD HAVE USED YOUR LEGAL RESOURCES LONG AGO AND WE WOULDN’T. BE HAVING THIS FEAR.
True, but if they show their head once Send Texas Ranger Co. B to take them.
Possible is highly unlikely.
Probability 100%!
What makes you think a governor has the power to "seal the border" when he has no authority over the border or the ports-of-entry?
Just curious...
I wonder if cell phones that send text in Arabic are identifiable by that?
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