Posted on 08/21/2014 10:39:24 AM PDT by maggief
The top Republican on the Senate Armed Services Committee said Sunni militants are working on the capability to wipe out a city inside the United States.
The Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) has long threatened to carry out a catastrophic attack on American soil, with a spokesman recently boasting that the militant group would fly its flag over the White House.
Sen. James Inhofe (R-Okla.) said ISIS members are “rapidly developing a method of blowing up a major U.S. city and people just can’t believe that’s happening.”
“Yes, it’s really significant what’s happening,” he added during a local television interview on Wednesday.
President Obama has stepped up U.S. air attacks against the group in Iraq after it posted a video online showing the execution of American photojournalist James Foley.
On Thursday, U.S. Central Command announced it had completed six more attacks near the Mosul Dam, making a total of 90 strikes since Obama authorized them on Aug. 8.
Inhofe said that despite the pounding by U.S. forces, ISIS could still inspire followers to attack stateside.
He also slammed the president for not coming up with a strategy to defeat ISIS.
“He's going to have to come up with something that we're going to do because they're holding another hostage in place and the problem is the president, quite frankly, says all these things and he never does them,” Inhofe said.
ISIS is believed to be holding at least four other U.S. prisoners, including journalist Steven Joel Sotloff, who appeared in the ISIS video showing Foley’s execution. The man speaking in that video threatened that Sotloff would be killed next.
heck, just let obama, holder, sharpton, and jackson show up and spew their garbage....it’ll be the same result.
The top Republican on the Senate Armed Services Committee said Sunni militants are working on the capability to wipe out a city inside the United States.
_____________________________________________
Oh My. This is Hugh and Series. I’m very concerned.
Just what city is to be wiped out? I have some suggestions if you need ‘em.
Can’t we just send TOTUS over to Syria/Iraq to give some speeches?
Nuke in the US is still a real possibility.
Even without IS is is.
Is there some other way to do this besides thermo nuclear device, which is not a "method" you develop, but rather an item you procure?
They could set off a pressure cooker bomb in Boston, go on the lamb, and then let the Feds burn the city down for them.
Really, the options are open and varied these days in regards to wrecking a city.
“Sen. James Inhofe (R-Okla.) said ISIS members are “rapidly developing a method of blowing up a major U.S. city and people just can’t believe that’s happening.”
We’re too bust being terrified by global warming Jim - there’s only so much hyperventilating a guy can do ;-)
Just what city is to be wiped out? I have some suggestions if you need ‘em............................................... NYC, Miami, and DC, are pretty much on the top of the list. Dearborn MI is probably way down on the bottom.
Imagine what their varsity team might do?!!?
“Just what city is to be wiped out?”
If they do try it, it will be a city that is completely unprepared, like Cleveland, Dayton, etc..
They taking nominations or suggestions?
Just askin’.
mass transit has to be theh easiest and most long lasting. i can only hope that here in NYC theres more security than meets the eye.
great, telegraphing another potential false flag from this exploit-the -manufactured-crisis administration.
And, I can only hope that obama is in the middle of it when it happens.
> Just what city is to be wiped out?
Their favorite target seems to be NYC.
From your post, I can see you’ve been here a while.
Obama will do anything to put off any serious military action. If the bombing of an American city can just wait til 2017 when he is safely out of office...
But he is reluctant to even say they are a threat outside of Iraq and Syria [and Turkey and Lebanon]. As this president might say, ‘depends on what your definition of ISis.’
Yes, but they made a film of their flag outside the White House...we can always rebuild the White House.
I dunno.
In the past, they’ve favored OKC. Twice so far....
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oklahoma_City_bombing
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2005_University_of_Oklahoma_bombing
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.