Posted on 08/09/2014 9:44:36 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
How has Barack Obama’s reactive strategy to the sweep of the Islamic State across Iraq been received so far in Washington? Not well, as critics arose across the partisan spectrum. “It takes an army to defeat an army,” Senator Dianne Feinstein said yesterday in regard to the threat ISIS now poses to the region — and the US:
Senate Intelligence Chairwoman Dianne Feinstein warned Friday of the risk that the insurgent group ISIL could be preparing fighters to attack American and European targets.
“It has become clear that ISIL is recruiting fighters in Western countries, training them to fight its battles in the Middle East and possibly returning them to European and American cities to attack us in our backyard,” the California Democrat said in a statement backing military action authorized by President Barack Obama. “We simply cannot allow this to happen.”
Feinstein called for a broader military campaign against ISIL, not just the targeted missions authorized by the president.
“It takes an army to defeat an army, and I believe that we either confront ISIL now or we will be forced to deal with an even stronger enemy in the future. Inaction is no longer an option. I support actions by the administration to coordinate efforts with Iraq and other allies to use our military strength and targeting expertise to the fullest extent possible,” Feinstein said.
That’s a sharp rebuke to Obama, who has tried to walk a tightrope between his claims of victory in Iraq and the acute need to stop the genocide of Yazidis. Obama spoke earlier today before flying off to his vacation on Marine One reinforcing his remarks on Thursday, promising nothing new.
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Feinstein’s been surprising me lately
Obama is trying to vote present on IS in Iraq.
How about “boots on the ground” on the Texas/Mexico border, Diane? Any ISIS fighters worth their salt could come in on our wide open southern border, thanks to Obama. We will pay for his evil regime long after he is gone.
when is she up for re-epect? That may explain it.
Dear Diane Frankenstein,
No sh*t, Sherlock, what was your first f***in’ clue?
Too bad our president is a sniveling, little sissy, right?
I wonder if the SanFrancisco flower children will be protesting.
She knows what is really going on and it scare the bejeebees out of her.
scares
Two ways to read that: Either he promised that there would be nothing new, or he did NOT promise anything new.
This is stupid. Every attack on IA IS MN ages them stronger.
My bet is that her hubby is heavily invested in arms that will be shipped to the Kurds.
Or is he allied with them?
These lefty pols kissed the butts of no blood for oil voters. They thus lost a war. Blood for losers.
DiFi is not automatically wrong on everything. Barbara Boxer is on rare occasions right, much less often than the proverbial stopped clock.
Air drop them weapons so they can defend themselves?
i am glad I left the Ar,y when it was becoming a personal hitman branch of the Democrats politics and powers that be.
Good bye losers.
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