Posted on 08/09/2014 4:31:35 PM PDT by Kaslin
Yesterday, Roll Call and The Hill both relayed Democratic Senator Dianne Feinstein's call, in Roll Call's words, "for a broader military campaign against ISIL, not just the targeted missions authorized by the president." She believes it is needed because "It has become clear that ISIL is recruiting fighters in Western countries ... and possibly returning them to European and American cities to attack us in our backyard."
Searches at their web sites indicate that the Associated Press and New York Times have not reported Feinstein's stark warning, which directly contradicts the President's January ridicule of ISIL/ISIS as the equivalent of junior varsity basketball players. At the Politico, in a worry-wart piece on "Obama's liberal problem," Seung Min Kim and Jeremy Herb shamefully omitted Feinstein's "in our backyard" warning — while covering the rest of what she said.
Here is what the Politico pair did report:
And Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), the chairwoman of the Intelligence Committee, said she “strongly” supports Obama’s authorization for airstrikes — warning that ISIL was a “terrorist army” that was quickly broadening its influence in the region.
“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,” she said. “Inaction is no longer an option.”
In bold, look at what they Politico pair did not report, as carried in Roll Call:
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.
Kim and Herb somehow managed to get down everything Feinstein said about the current "airstrikes" and the terrorists "broadening ... influence in the region," and ignored everything she said about the need for "a broader military campaign" and the possibility that ISIS/ISIL fighter are working or will work on "attack(ing) us in our backyard." How conveniently selective — and negligent. It would appear that they want "Obama's liberal problem" to be that he's doing too much, not that he's not doing enough.
At the AP Friday morning, before Feinstein made her afternoon statement, Julie Pace gave away the problem the press is having in reporting the full truth about the horrors occurring in Iraq, the country the President arguably abandoned several years ago after the U.S. achieved undeniable victory in a hard-fought war there. The problem in all of this is, per her story's headline: "IRAQ UPHEAVAL THREATENS OBAMA LEGACY."
key in ‘Sallie Sweetcakes’...”It’s not a scandal if we don’t report it!”
Well, well. It’s stopped clock time!
Most of the MSM hopes to have America attacked. They do not give a damn as long as it gives them the kind of news they like and have worked for years. Then they will blame it on the Republicans and work hard to keep their communists Democrat empire in control. Most heads of the MSM are communists Democrats.
Perhaps we should disarm more Americans. /s
No, about the only thing DiFi was good on (occasionally) was defense and also Israel. She, at least, understands what ISIS is up to.
Wow, maybe in her old age, DiFi is finally accumulating some functioning neurons.
Let’s be blunt. Seung Min Kim and Jeremy Herb are the fascist enemy. When TSHTF, they need to be charged with treason, found guilty and hanged from a lamppost (or tree).
Nothing else needs to be said.
Nothing else needs to be said.
Vlad the Impaler is one of my heroes.
Gee!
SanFran Di_Fi wants to disarm John/Jane Q. Public, and then tells us that there is someone coming to make us all dead!
Typical Harvey Milk loving moonbats!
She realizes now that the only force that had allowed her liberal agenda to flourish is the America that was built with conservative values from our Judeo-Christian inheritance. Now that she sees a threat to her world vision, she will put up with the lesser evil of conservatism to protect her liberal world. Been that way for thousands of years. When “we” let the gypsy’s and wandering minstrels to come into town and take over our culture, this is what we get. The minstrels may be entertaining but they do not create a viable culture. Just sayin’
That’s true. She was always good on Israel, though, and actually supported Bush in a lot of defense things, so she occasionally seems to see through the liberalism and realize exactly what you have said, which is that it is our Judeo Christian culture that has allowed her and all the rest of us to thrive.
CA has received a larger portion of the illegals, no wonder she is upset.
And once ISIS gets started, do not be surprised at the number of moderate muzzies who will join in.
not a matter of IF, but WHEN
....”She, at least, understands what ISIS is up to”.....
Nah, if she really knew she’d push others to act. Until they do see it as it really is nothing sufficient will happen Besides they all know and have known for a very long time.
What Moderates?....if ISIS was breathing down there neck here they'd do the same many in the ME have already done and bow to the Caliphate leader...because they all know what the Caliphate means and is basic to their teachings in Islam.....regardless of the brutality of ISIS...they will follow.
FYI. I turned 18 in 1972 and only once since that time have a voted for a democrat and it was Diane. She was up against Huffington and there was something about him and his wife I did not trust (interesting considering what happened). I must have had a brain freeze as I pulled the lever for her. In my defense I was working long hours back then. My cross to bear!
Am I in a new dimension or something? Since when do these people finally get it about ISIS?
Minor correction. The moderate mohommedans are already joined in, along the lines of silent partners.
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