ISIS link in San Bernardino rampage defies Obama’s safety assurances

The Washington Times ^ | December 4, 2015 | Dave Boyer

[jazusamo]

Reports that the female attacker in the California mass shooting pledged her allegiance to the Islamic State are surfacing just two days after President Obama said he believed the U.S. was safe from a Paris-style attack from the extremist group.

"ISIL will not pose an existential threat to us," Mr. Obama told CBS News, using an acronym for the group. "They are a dangerous organization like al Qaeda was, but we have hardened our defenses. The American people should feel confident that, you know, we are going to be able to defend ourselves and make sure that, you know, we have a good holiday and go about our lives."

His comments were recorded Wednesday, as details were coming out about the shooting in San Bernadino, California, that left 14 people dead and 21 wounded.

Reports surfaced Friday that the female attacker, Tashfeen Malik, pledged her allegiance to Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdad on Facebook during the mass shooting. U.S. officials told CNN that she posted her declaration on an account under a different name.

White House press secretary Josh Earnest wouldn't address the specific report about Malik on Friday, but said it's well known that so-called "lone wolf" attacks are difficult for law-enforcement agencies to disrupt. He said nevertheless that U.S. authorities have a "good" record in foiling such plots.

Asked if the San Bernadino attack amounts to a failure of U.S. intelligence efforts, Mr. Earnest replied, "It's far too early to reach that kind of conclusion."

"The American people can continue to be confident ... that those who are charged with protecting the homeland take very seriously the responsibilities they have," he said.

[Qiviut]

Every time he opens his mouth (jv team, contained, not an existential threat) ISIS proves him wrong. Since he can’t seem to control running his mouth (all about ‘him’ don’tcha know), he should be removed from the ‘bully pulpit’ of the presidency as a matter of National Security.

[LibertyOh]

“Obama: No ‘specific and credible threat’ to U.S....”

and the

“Apparently they are scared of widows and orphans coming into the United States of America,” Obama said of Republicans. “At first, they were too scared of the press being too tough on them in the debates. Now they are scared of three year old orphans. That doesn’t seem so tough to me.”

Guess he can claim that new brides/mothers weren’t included in his list - of course we should be scared of them.