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if it was isis, that contradicts your theory. dr. katz if it was an isis attack. chairman: correct. i will look into it. the group that did it was a nusra.a -- was el dr. katz: that makes sense. chairman: and that is a radical islamic a group? contrary does that go to what you are testifying? -- dr. katz: they are a radical group. chairman: does that go contrary to what you are testifying? dr. katz: i think what we are seeing is that as assad regime weekends, ultimately, we will see a conflict between it and isis. they are not going to kiss and makeup, because they are both radicals. chairman: with that, mr. saradshyan, and then -- with that, go ahead, and i will have some questions later. be a littlehelp it confused about everything that was said here. first, let me make an observation. for the last few weeks, we have been hearing about how the syrian army has been weekend and -- weakened and everything else. i thought that was a setup for the russians to come in to syria. today, i understand the russians -- i wrote ite down here, the free syrian army. .ut that wasn't isis so what
if it was isis, that contradicts your theory. dr. katz if it was an isis attack. chairman: correct. i will look into it. the group that did it was a nusra.a -- was el dr. katz: that makes sense. chairman: and that is a radical islamic a group? contrary does that go to what you are testifying? -- dr. katz: they are a radical group. chairman: does that go contrary to what you are testifying? dr. katz: i think what we are seeing is that as assad regime weekends, ultimately, we will see a conflict...
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2400 russian nationals are in isis. we should not discount al qaeda, which has its own unit from russia and the republics of central asia. that unit counts about 1500. imagine what would happen if all these individuals came home, whether because isil prevails or because isil was defeated but these individuals were not apprehended or eliminated. i should note that both isil and al qaeda have maintained ties with insurgents and terrorist networks in the north. this summer saw isis establish a province in the north caucuses. the emirate caucuses, the umbrella terrorist organization operating in the north caucuses has had long-standing ties with al qaeda, and its leaders have praised their leader. no surprise that russian foreign officials including the security minister and secretary of the security council have described isis as the main threat to russia and the main threat to global security, respectively. on the u.s. side, there is less agreement of whether isis represents a top threat. so, since neither the united stat
2400 russian nationals are in isis. we should not discount al qaeda, which has its own unit from russia and the republics of central asia. that unit counts about 1500. imagine what would happen if all these individuals came home, whether because isil prevails or because isil was defeated but these individuals were not apprehended or eliminated. i should note that both isil and al qaeda have maintained ties with insurgents and terrorist networks in the north. this summer saw isis establish a...
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central asia is completely penetrated by isis recruiters and isis propaganda. talking of danger to the united states, those things are rarely contained within natural borders . this is one of the offshoots, regardless of what putin does and what we do. >> do you agree or disagree? mr. saradzhyan: i agree. the primary threat that emanates assad is nota weather stays for a bit longer -- from that area is not whether assad stays for a bit longer. >> do you think he poses challenges to our efforts in syria? mr. saradzhyan: think it's in the interests of the united states, just as it's in the interests of russia. >> we are going to have another series, which gives me an excuse to be able to ask some questions . if you would like to ask some, we will get that in. i would like to place in the record a letter from john quincy hiss to his fellows about observations about russia even as far back as john quincy adams , who i believe was our first ambassador to russia. he pointed out in his letter and lengthy analysis that the russian character had been developed in great
central asia is completely penetrated by isis recruiters and isis propaganda. talking of danger to the united states, those things are rarely contained within natural borders . this is one of the offshoots, regardless of what putin does and what we do. >> do you agree or disagree? mr. saradzhyan: i agree. the primary threat that emanates assad is nota weather stays for a bit longer -- from that area is not whether assad stays for a bit longer. >> do you think he poses challenges to...
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isis. bought a ticket to go to the theater. at the last minute she decided not to go to the theater. moscown i was working in in 2003. two blocksn happened down the road from where i work. you have the threat of being blown up by black widows or other suicide terrorists which and 2004.ften in 2003 i have studied terrorism and counterterrorism over 10 years now. has deep in russia roots. 1991, when chechnya declared independence, the threat of terrorism became apparent. they started using terrorism as a tactic to secure independence of chechnya. at the time, the general, a secular general, he was using islam as a force in the fight against russia. jihadually declared against russia and used terrorism to confront the more superior forces of the russian federation. terrorism became a constant threat in russia. the first major attacks happened 1996, the hostage crisis. the more notorious case of attack.m was an it was not perceived seriously in russia. a leader oftime, chechen separatists, seek
isis. bought a ticket to go to the theater. at the last minute she decided not to go to the theater. moscown i was working in in 2003. two blocksn happened down the road from where i work. you have the threat of being blown up by black widows or other suicide terrorists which and 2004.ften in 2003 i have studied terrorism and counterterrorism over 10 years now. has deep in russia roots. 1991, when chechnya declared independence, the threat of terrorism became apparent. they started using...
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but that wasn't isis. today, i understand the russians bombed the free -- i wrote it down here, the free o what does all of that i mean, i assume that they were here to fight isis. the people in the area are opposed to isis says the vice president of the coalition, speaking by telephone. his account could not be independently verified. mean? this is the heart of the matter. putin claims he is there to fight isis, but he is really there to protect the bashar al-assad regime against forces that protect -- that oppose him most strongly, which are not isis. he is not going to put until he asleep avoid those forces -- punk tilia's -- punctiliously avoid those forces. dr. aron: putin is there to show that russia does not bandon its allies. >> in complete contrast to what people are saying about us. dr. aron: make your own conclusion. that point does not escape putin, definitely. immediately, almost coincidental, iraq now is cooperating with russia on intelligence matters, and we are not worried what secrets our
but that wasn't isis. today, i understand the russians bombed the free -- i wrote it down here, the free o what does all of that i mean, i assume that they were here to fight isis. the people in the area are opposed to isis says the vice president of the coalition, speaking by telephone. his account could not be independently verified. mean? this is the heart of the matter. putin claims he is there to fight isis, but he is really there to protect the bashar al-assad regime against forces that...
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we can defeat isis. in respect to the severe -- syrian civil war, we do not have a dog in that fight. the job of our military is to defend america and not nation build. personalouple of questions. what time did your day begin this morning and when will it end tonight? began at: the day about 8:00 and i've been on the and i have done six or seven town halls, visiting coffee shops in traveling from town to town to town. andve done radio interviews a few meetings. tonight, i have three hours to drive and i will crash and get a few hours sleep and get up in the morning and keep traveling across iowa. host: how are you preparing for the debate on wednesday? sen. cruz: i have a great team of people who i really like and trust. we have done a number of mocks and we go through questions and do some back and forth. approaches, i try to spend time getting some sleep, spin solitude, spend time reading the bible -- spend solitude, spend time reading the bible and in prayer. i will say one thing that was really encou
we can defeat isis. in respect to the severe -- syrian civil war, we do not have a dog in that fight. the job of our military is to defend america and not nation build. personalouple of questions. what time did your day begin this morning and when will it end tonight? began at: the day about 8:00 and i've been on the and i have done six or seven town halls, visiting coffee shops in traveling from town to town to town. andve done radio interviews a few meetings. tonight, i have three hours to...
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what happens to the sunnis in iraq that are welcoming isis because they would rather have isis than the iranian backed militia that are shiia? that is a bad choice. in terms of a timeframe and the exact conditions, president ours on he told us he was first worried about isis. i think it is very much undecided. is things that are decided they are not going to work through baghdad again, they will work towards independence. is a book and of the aspirations of iraqi-kurdistan. he was born on the days and all of that. we were certainly assured there is no precipitous action. to have the international thatnity ignore the fact they are not working to baghdad anymore is a mistake her. >> it is important to see baghdad for what it is, not for what we wish it were. the supply of weapons from russia to the base required oversight. through iran and iraq. u.s. officials on september 5 raised concerns with iraqi counterparts. they were ignored. we learned on a monday morning reading the international news that iran, iraq, russia, and syria have formed an agreement to share intelligence. recognize wh
what happens to the sunnis in iraq that are welcoming isis because they would rather have isis than the iranian backed militia that are shiia? that is a bad choice. in terms of a timeframe and the exact conditions, president ours on he told us he was first worried about isis. i think it is very much undecided. is things that are decided they are not going to work through baghdad again, they will work towards independence. is a book and of the aspirations of iraqi-kurdistan. he was born on the...
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isis. they came to congress in 2013 and asked us for weapons for the islamic rebels fighting against assad. i asked them the question now the same question i said then, would not it be a great irony of the weapons we give to those rebels, we would be back to fight those rebels? that is what is going on now. you hear about isis in the news, but where do they get their weapons? from us, from our allies -- saudi arabia, quatar. isis has $1 billion worth of u.s. humvees. they pay their soldiers with $1 billion of u.s. cash that they stole, as well. they have anti-tank weapons that we gave to other anti-islamic rebels but were quickly snatched up by isis. how did all of these weapons wind up with them, when we were giving them to the moderate rebels in syria? the cia put it this way, the only thing moderate about the rebels in syria is their ability to fight. so we gave them these weapons and they were ineffective, immediately snatched up by isis. they have our tanks, our anti-tank weapons. it i
isis. they came to congress in 2013 and asked us for weapons for the islamic rebels fighting against assad. i asked them the question now the same question i said then, would not it be a great irony of the weapons we give to those rebels, we would be back to fight those rebels? that is what is going on now. you hear about isis in the news, but where do they get their weapons? from us, from our allies -- saudi arabia, quatar. isis has $1 billion worth of u.s. humvees. they pay their soldiers...
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isis is obviously the worst element in that part of the world. initially, it is pretty clear that he is not going after isis. he is going after the vetted free syria army or the people fighting assad. it is well-known that russia has been an ally of assad, they have a base into syria. he has been propped up by russian airstrikes. it is clear that the russian objection is to keep assad in power, not necessarily to destroy isis. abouter: you talk vladimir putin as being blustery and reckless, is her a role he could play by bringing assad to the table or publicly facilitating some sort of future in syria? could they be anything but a negative force? rep. engel: if they wanted to, they could be surely. isis is the common thread that all of the countries feeln needs to be destroyed. we are now participating in bombings in syria to destroy isis. , ifarab countries are russia wants to enjoy in that effort they could be an ally, but let's look how this all started in syria. from syria as part of the arab spring and assad accounted with a brutal crackdown
isis is obviously the worst element in that part of the world. initially, it is pretty clear that he is not going after isis. he is going after the vetted free syria army or the people fighting assad. it is well-known that russia has been an ally of assad, they have a base into syria. he has been propped up by russian airstrikes. it is clear that the russian objection is to keep assad in power, not necessarily to destroy isis. abouter: you talk vladimir putin as being blustery and reckless, is...
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he has said that he was going into syria to go after isis. if that were true, then that is our goal as well, to destroy isis. that is the goal of many of the states. isis is obviously the worst element in that part of the world. but initially, it is pretty clear that he is not going after them at least not yet. decade --g after the decade -- vetted free syrian army or the people fighting assad. it is well-known that they have been his ally, they have a base through assad in syria. iran, been propped up by he has been propped up by hezbollah. and now he is propped up by russian airstrikes. it is clear that the russian objection -- objective is to keep a sod in power, not necessarily to destroy isis. you talk about vladimir putin being blustery and reckless. is there any active role they could play in the situation? could they publicly facilitate some kind of future in syria? can they be anything other than a negative force? >> if they wanted to they could. isis is the common thread that all the countries feel a need to be destroyed. we are now
he has said that he was going into syria to go after isis. if that were true, then that is our goal as well, to destroy isis. that is the goal of many of the states. isis is obviously the worst element in that part of the world. but initially, it is pretty clear that he is not going after them at least not yet. decade --g after the decade -- vetted free syrian army or the people fighting assad. it is well-known that they have been his ally, they have a base through assad in syria. iran, been...
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where did isis get its weapons? from august, from our allies, saudi arabia. $1 billion worth of u.s. humvees. u.s. humvees. they pay their soldiers with $1 billion of u.s. cash they stole as well. they have antitank weapons we gave to other rebels that were snatched up by isis. you say, how did all these u.s. weapons wind up with them when we were giving them to moderate rebels in syria? analyst put it this way -- the only thing moderate about the rebels in syria is their ability to fight. so we gave them these weapons, and they were ineffective and immediately snatched up by isis. they have our tanks, our antitank weapons. it is completely insane. in the last debate, they said, what will you do about defeating isis? maybe we should stop arming them. the war over there is a complete disaster. but there are evil people on both sides. are you willing to go and fight assad, fight to the death against a dictator in syria, but to fight for islamic rebels who also hate us? --s obviously hates everyone christians, particul
where did isis get its weapons? from august, from our allies, saudi arabia. $1 billion worth of u.s. humvees. u.s. humvees. they pay their soldiers with $1 billion of u.s. cash they stole as well. they have antitank weapons we gave to other rebels that were snatched up by isis. you say, how did all these u.s. weapons wind up with them when we were giving them to moderate rebels in syria? analyst put it this way -- the only thing moderate about the rebels in syria is their ability to fight. so...
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not necessarily isis. groups with pretty close ties to isis as they tried to overthrow president assad. and russia has just taken assad's side. syria has been a place where turkey has been trying to figure out its best approach and more recently has been willing to help us go after isis. recognizing that isis is just a bridge too far. favor ofou are in overthrowing president assad, even if you want to or put some of the hardline sunni groups, isis has just become too dangerous. escalating war between turkey and isis which previously had sort of been tolerating each other but not any longer. host: you mentioned a number of different groups. explain to us what is at the heart of this civil war that is going on in syria? guest: great question. on one side, it is relatively simple. it is president assad and what is left of his army. group, afrom the -- shia movement inside of syria. it is about 15% of the population. another 12% or so is christian. and that group has often historically aligned with the hat gro
not necessarily isis. groups with pretty close ties to isis as they tried to overthrow president assad. and russia has just taken assad's side. syria has been a place where turkey has been trying to figure out its best approach and more recently has been willing to help us go after isis. recognizing that isis is just a bridge too far. favor ofou are in overthrowing president assad, even if you want to or put some of the hardline sunni groups, isis has just become too dangerous. escalating war...
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central asia's neck completely penetrated by isis recruiters and isis propaganda. so talking of danger to the united states, those things are very real and contained within international borders. this is one of the offshoots, regardless of what putin does and what we do. i think that train is already in motion. >> do you agree or disagree? >> i agree. as i said in my recent they meant, the primary threat that isnates from that area whether violent jihadists can be contained and eliminated. >> challenges to our efforts in syria? >> at think whoever does anything, it focuses on violent extremists, islamists, violent islamists in syria and iraq, whoever goes after them, it is in the interest of the united states and it does not pose a threat, just like it is in the interest of russia. >> thank you very much. we will have a series that will allow stress from our questions. would like to place in the record a letter from john quincy about hisis fellows observations about russia, even as far back as john quincy adams, who i billy was there first and basinger to russia --
central asia's neck completely penetrated by isis recruiters and isis propaganda. so talking of danger to the united states, those things are very real and contained within international borders. this is one of the offshoots, regardless of what putin does and what we do. i think that train is already in motion. >> do you agree or disagree? >> i agree. as i said in my recent they meant, the primary threat that isnates from that area whether violent jihadists can be contained and...
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we now have isis. though the president said assad must go, accommodation of events has made it difficult for him to a college the mutual objectives -- for him to accomplish the mutual objectives of getting rid of aside and limiting isis -- getting the assad and eliminating isis. i think the president has had a foreign-policy disaster. you may love the president, but he has been very disappointing and on foreign policy, disastrous. he laid out his foreign policy on cairo which was a policy of america pulling back from world leadership. that happened by the reset relations with russia, we will give you more flexibility after the election, criticizing israel, walking back from the red line in syria. pivot toat we will asia and not doing so -- one thing after the other. the president has spoken and not followed through. the right answer for syria and the rest of the world's first for america to stand by its word. when we say we will do something, we do it. secondly, to rebuild our military. we will not shr
we now have isis. though the president said assad must go, accommodation of events has made it difficult for him to a college the mutual objectives -- for him to accomplish the mutual objectives of getting rid of aside and limiting isis -- getting the assad and eliminating isis. i think the president has had a foreign-policy disaster. you may love the president, but he has been very disappointing and on foreign policy, disastrous. he laid out his foreign policy on cairo which was a policy of...
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what happens to the sunnis in iraq that are welcoming isis because they would rather have isis than the iranian backed militia that are shiia? that is a bad choice. in terms of a timeframe and the exact conditions, president ours on he told us he was first worried about isis. i think it is very much undecided. the things that are decided is they are not going to work through baghdad again, they will work towards independence. his life is a book and of the aspirations of iraqi-kurdistan. he was born on the days and all of that. we were certainly assured there is no precipitous action. to have the international community ignore the fact that they are not working to baghdad anymore is a mistake. >> it is important to see baghdad for what it is, not for what we wish it were. the supply of weapons from russia to the base required oversight. through iran and iraq. u.s. officials on september 5 raised concerns with iraqi counterparts. they were ignored. we learned on a monday morning reading the international news that iran, iraq, russia, and syria have formed an agreement to share intelligenc
what happens to the sunnis in iraq that are welcoming isis because they would rather have isis than the iranian backed militia that are shiia? that is a bad choice. in terms of a timeframe and the exact conditions, president ours on he told us he was first worried about isis. i think it is very much undecided. the things that are decided is they are not going to work through baghdad again, they will work towards independence. his life is a book and of the aspirations of iraqi-kurdistan. he was...
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you have isis that wants to take on assad. so we're fighting isis, but we want to fight assad. why don't you let those two fight for a little while? and take over the remnants? right? [applause] i guarantee you that assad is sitting back saying, that president is one of the dumbest human beings on earth. it's true. [applause] so you have isis that wants to fight assad and isis can't because we're bombing them. we're not doing the job, but we're certainly, you know, hurting them. so they're not going after assad. now you have russia and iran. now iran became powerful because we gave them so much money. aside from the nuclear, which they will have, believe me. but we gave them $150 billion. so now they're feeling, there are going to be terrorists all over the world, they have so much money. to them $150 billion, that's real money. with us, not the same. so now you have iran and you have russia on the side of assad. but they both want -- russia does want isis out. because they don't want them coming into russia. they don't want them crossing borders and they don't want them coming
you have isis that wants to take on assad. so we're fighting isis, but we want to fight assad. why don't you let those two fight for a little while? and take over the remnants? right? [applause] i guarantee you that assad is sitting back saying, that president is one of the dumbest human beings on earth. it's true. [applause] so you have isis that wants to fight assad and isis can't because we're bombing them. we're not doing the job, but we're certainly, you know, hurting them. so they're not...
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mosul and ramadi remain in the hands of isis and, of course, the continued advances of isis in syria are well known. in short, a year ago after the president made that statement, there is no strategy, there is no success, in fact we now see the result of this failure, which is a flood of refugees out of syria and iraq because they have given up hope of ever returning to their homeland. our hearts go out to those who are victims and have had to flee their homeland, and we see these refugees, and it breaks our heart when we see a little baby's body washed up on the beach. it didn't have to happen. it didn't have to happen. everybody knows that when the president of the united states said that we've drawn a red line with syria and didn't do it, it had a profound effect on the middle east, including sunni-arab states as well as shia. everyone knows when the president turned down the recommendations of his secretary of defense, secretary of state, which happened to be secretary of clinton at the time and his secretary of defense, to arm the free cernin syrian army, and hed it down was ano
mosul and ramadi remain in the hands of isis and, of course, the continued advances of isis in syria are well known. in short, a year ago after the president made that statement, there is no strategy, there is no success, in fact we now see the result of this failure, which is a flood of refugees out of syria and iraq because they have given up hope of ever returning to their homeland. our hearts go out to those who are victims and have had to flee their homeland, and we see these refugees, and...
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we can defeat isis. in respect to the severe -- syrian civil war, we do not have a dog in that fight. the job of our military is to defend america and not nation build. personalouple of questions. what time did your day begin this morning and when will it end tonight? began at: the day about 8:00 and i've been on the and i have done six or seven town halls, visiting coffee shops in traveling from town to town to town. andve done radio interviews a few meetings. tonight, i have three hours to drive and i will crash and get a few hours sleep and get up in the morning and keep traveling across iowa. host: how are you preparing for the debate on wednesday? sen. cruz: i have a great team of people who i really like and trust. we have done a number of mocks and we go through questions and do some back and forth. approaches, i try to spend time getting some sleep, spin solitude, spend time reading the bible -- spend solitude, spend time reading the bible and in prayer. i will say one thing that was really encou
we can defeat isis. in respect to the severe -- syrian civil war, we do not have a dog in that fight. the job of our military is to defend america and not nation build. personalouple of questions. what time did your day begin this morning and when will it end tonight? began at: the day about 8:00 and i've been on the and i have done six or seven town halls, visiting coffee shops in traveling from town to town to town. andve done radio interviews a few meetings. tonight, i have three hours to...
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isis directed or inspired. and overall, almost 70 isis related individuals arrested. you don't know what you don't know. the chattanooga case is a good example. you can't stop all this and the chatter is so high it's hard to stop all of it. my first question just very simply, is, and i'll direct it to the secretary, do you consider the threat environment to the homeland to be one of the greatest since 9/11? >> [no audio] >> your mike. >> i tend not to rank threats try to make an assessment because we have to focus on a number of things. the point that i want to stress is that it's different. it's different than what it was in the 9/11 period in that it is more decentralized and more defused. it's more complicated because of the going dark phenomenon because of the very effective use of social media and because of the potential for the lone actor who isn't necessarily exported from overseas but who could strike here at any more , which requires complex response, more whole of government response. we are very concerned. i'm encouraged by the numbers jim cited of those w
isis directed or inspired. and overall, almost 70 isis related individuals arrested. you don't know what you don't know. the chattanooga case is a good example. you can't stop all this and the chatter is so high it's hard to stop all of it. my first question just very simply, is, and i'll direct it to the secretary, do you consider the threat environment to the homeland to be one of the greatest since 9/11? >> [no audio] >> your mike. >> i tend not to rank threats try to make...
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it is complicated by isis in syria. so, i want to thank you for the manner in which we were able to convene this hearing to see how the united states senate, the congress can advance the goals of the united states in dealing with this international crisis. and how we can take a look at our traditional tools and perhaps refine them, look at new ways we can energize the united states involvement in the international community to deal with the humanitarian crisis. and i would agree with you. we also need to deal with the political underpinnings of why people have to flee their homes. for the first time since world war ii, almost 60 million people have been forced from their homes and displaced in their own countries or forced to flee abroad. we are seeing more and more conflicts that you not end and result in increases in humanitarian needs. the magnitude of the syrian disaster is the most shocking. as the war enters its fifth year, the situation is increasingly desperate for both -- the refugees in host countries like jor
it is complicated by isis in syria. so, i want to thank you for the manner in which we were able to convene this hearing to see how the united states senate, the congress can advance the goals of the united states in dealing with this international crisis. and how we can take a look at our traditional tools and perhaps refine them, look at new ways we can energize the united states involvement in the international community to deal with the humanitarian crisis. and i would agree with you. we...
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date, you understand, these are ex-soldiers, that comprised isis. these were guys that formed isis, these are tough cookies. they didn't like us. and they didn't really want to fight for iraq because iraq is a corrupt government, you know. remember when they were handing $50 million of cash, cash, they were going through afghanistan a, paying off -- i want to know, who are the soldiers that are carrying cash, $50 million, cash? how stupid are we? i wouldn't be surprised -- if those soldiers, i wouldn't be surprised if the cash didn't get there. i have to be honest. ay. but remember when obama was saying, we will leave, we are leaving iraq as of a certain date. now the opponents said, wow, that's great. [laughter] what do we have to fight anymore for? let's just wait a year and a half.
date, you understand, these are ex-soldiers, that comprised isis. these were guys that formed isis, these are tough cookies. they didn't like us. and they didn't really want to fight for iraq because iraq is a corrupt government, you know. remember when they were handing $50 million of cash, cash, they were going through afghanistan a, paying off -- i want to know, who are the soldiers that are carrying cash, $50 million, cash? how stupid are we? i wouldn't be surprised -- if those soldiers, i...
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and related to isis' use of social media. in our june hearing i tried to why nswers on the issue of isis has been so skillful in this area relative to other foreign terrorist organizes. i asked about whether or not it was due to better funding or whether it was certain individuals within the group. the responses i got were largely, well, the internet hadn't really developed when al qaeda was going. social media wasn't as pervasive until recently. but i think those responses ignored the fact that, you know, at present our terrorist organizations certainly exist but it appears that isis still remains uniquely skilled in this area. so you gave some testimony recently in an exchange with senator johnson at the homeland security committee in the senate. i wanted to ask you a little bit about that. maybe it relates to -- i know there were reports in september that isis' social media activities seemed to ramp down following the death of jenna hussein but i guess i want to know your opinion. is isis unique in recruiting foreign fight
and related to isis' use of social media. in our june hearing i tried to why nswers on the issue of isis has been so skillful in this area relative to other foreign terrorist organizes. i asked about whether or not it was due to better funding or whether it was certain individuals within the group. the responses i got were largely, well, the internet hadn't really developed when al qaeda was going. social media wasn't as pervasive until recently. but i think those responses ignored the fact...
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need to step up bombing on isis. whatever the russian and china and i run are doing let the middle east handled that. it is a win for the united states. let putin spend blood and treasure this time. syria was a soviet and is now a russian client state. the downside is bashar al-assad remains in power. given our history of failure with regime change, i will take that. we take your calls this morning great unofficially what members of congress is saying. the shift in strategy announced yesterday by the obama administration on our newsmakers program, airing on sunday, but it was still yesterday afternoon. we were joined by the congressman, ranking democrat on the intelligence committee, and he was asked about this shift in strategy. there is what representative adam schiff had to say. >> is this something would be more effective than the original program that the white house came out with? >> yes, it would be hard to imagine how it could be less effective given the small number of people successfully trained and equippe
need to step up bombing on isis. whatever the russian and china and i run are doing let the middle east handled that. it is a win for the united states. let putin spend blood and treasure this time. syria was a soviet and is now a russian client state. the downside is bashar al-assad remains in power. given our history of failure with regime change, i will take that. we take your calls this morning great unofficially what members of congress is saying. the shift in strategy announced yesterday...
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i mentioned the isis propaganda. people see this stuff and we are already self-conscious about not being able to measure up to isis, the so-called amazing isis social media presence, which i don't think is all that amazing. we sort of recycle conversations when it comes to fear mongering and particularly when it comes to the middle east. it is driven by prejudice, racism, fear of islam and jihad and so forth. it also raises the issue when related to the sweden question of leadership. what we are not seeing is that kind of leadership saying it may be a political election cycle, will still and we will still allocate resources for this in our miss humanitarian enormous humanitarian crisis. we are not seeing that. i'm disappointed that i'm not seeing this at the level i think we should, but more important ly we're not seeing it in , europe. you are not seeing it in the kind of numbers we should be. what you are seeing in europe, last week -- and this was mentioned in the opening -- let's shift a check over to turkey and
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this summer saw isis establish a province in the north caucuses. the emirate caucuses, the umbrella terrorist organization operating in the north caucuses has had long-standing ties
this summer saw isis establish a province in the north caucuses. the emirate caucuses, the umbrella terrorist organization operating in the north caucuses has had long-standing ties
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alarming -- isis. alarmingly and incredibly that amounts to a potential 130 isis sympathizers. the immigration and nationality act known as the i.n.a. specifies that applicants for the resettlement program be subject to various grounds of inadmissibility, including criminal, security and public health grounds. the grounds of inadmissibility applying to refugee applicants include the broad terrorism-related inadmissibility grounds or trig, in section 212 of the i.n.a., the immigration and nationality act. very disturbing is the fact that beginning in 2005, the department of homeland security , the state department, and the department of justice began exercising their discretionary authority to waive these categories of inadmissibility for refugee applicants. and then in 2015 the department of homeland security began implementing new additional exemptions for individuals if they only provided insignificant or certain limited material support to terrorists. this includes routine commercial and social transactions or provided humanitarian assistance to undesignated terrorist organi
alarming -- isis. alarmingly and incredibly that amounts to a potential 130 isis sympathizers. the immigration and nationality act known as the i.n.a. specifies that applicants for the resettlement program be subject to various grounds of inadmissibility, including criminal, security and public health grounds. the grounds of inadmissibility applying to refugee applicants include the broad terrorism-related inadmissibility grounds or trig, in section 212 of the i.n.a., the immigration and...
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the russians are fighting isis. our interest is to destroy isis. assad.n't want our politicians do not have the gall to stand up and do what is right for america first. i do not understand how two small countries can run this nation. guest: the russians of stinson we are fighting isis but i think the evidence is that most of these sorties may have engaged in have been against rebel held areas. i think the primary russian goal is not so much to fight isis despite what they say. their primary goals to pop -- to prop up mr. assad. asadaant to prop up the government. it gives them leverage at the table. i think that is their primary goal. host: paul brandus who spent five years in the so -- in the former soviet union. this is from another viewer who says what is prudent -- what is putin's and game? wants to restore what he thinks is wounded russian pride. he thinks the collapse of the soviet union a quarter century ago was in his words one of the catastrophestical of the 20th century. he was in dresden at the time watching all of that unfold. he though
the russians are fighting isis. our interest is to destroy isis. assad.n't want our politicians do not have the gall to stand up and do what is right for america first. i do not understand how two small countries can run this nation. guest: the russians of stinson we are fighting isis but i think the evidence is that most of these sorties may have engaged in have been against rebel held areas. i think the primary russian goal is not so much to fight isis despite what they say. their primary...
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one isis operative claimed more than 4,000 covert isis gunmen have been smuggled into western nations and are currently hiding aamongst innocent refugees. he then warned, quote, just wait, unquote. according to the international business times. in may, international business times also cited libyan government advisor abdul harun who warned that isis operatives were being smuggled into europe by boat. harun said isis militants are taking advantage of they have crisis by using boats for their operatives they want to send to europe and the european authorities can't differentiate between those from isis and the actual refugees. if this is not disturbing then i don't know what is. there are also thousands of former refugees who have settled in europe over the past several decades now going to join isis in the middle east. the european union's counterterrorism chief, nearly 4,000 europeans are estimated to have left western european, gone -- europe, gone and joined isis. we've even seen this in the united states refugee settlement communities as well. and -- in minneapolis, minnesota, ther
one isis operative claimed more than 4,000 covert isis gunmen have been smuggled into western nations and are currently hiding aamongst innocent refugees. he then warned, quote, just wait, unquote. according to the international business times. in may, international business times also cited libyan government advisor abdul harun who warned that isis operatives were being smuggled into europe by boat. harun said isis militants are taking advantage of they have crisis by using boats for their...
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we lose with china on trade, we visit isis, we lose with iraq, we do not know what we are doing, iran just made the single greatest contract i have ever seen anybody make. we were represented by a man that should be ashamed of himself. a man, secretary kerry, that should get the hell off a bicycle. he. is possible during the negotiation -- he falls off his bicycle during the negotiation, breaks his leg, we were represented by competent people. it is not going to happen anymore, folks. let me tell you something. if and when i win -- [cheering] i am not -- [cheering] we are going to have so many victories it is going to be so nice. it is going to be so nice. we are going to win on trade, we are going to win and everything, we are going to terminate obamacare. [cheering] it is going to be replaced with something much better and much less expensive for you and the country. let me tell you, obamacare was a dream for the insurance companies. they have made a fortune with obamacare. and your premiums are a 40%, 50%, 55%, your deductibles are through the roof, you will never be able to use it
we lose with china on trade, we visit isis, we lose with iraq, we do not know what we are doing, iran just made the single greatest contract i have ever seen anybody make. we were represented by a man that should be ashamed of himself. a man, secretary kerry, that should get the hell off a bicycle. he. is possible during the negotiation -- he falls off his bicycle during the negotiation, breaks his leg, we were represented by competent people. it is not going to happen anymore, folks. let me...
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they keep calling it isis. they are not a state. it is isil. have dash, which is even worse than isil. we need to support the iraqis in fight, along with the other countries that are fighting with us. host: do you think that 50 troops in syria is enough? largeruld we have a presence? .aller: i do think it is enough i think it is working well. i was listing to the press secretary. if people would only listen to the press secretary went all the reporters are questioning him, then they would get a lot more information about what is going .n host ast: the next caller is manual from los angeles. what you think about this move? you are on the air. caller: thank you for c-span. listen, i really think it is a until the people in the middle east come to grips that they should find some type of peace among each other, even if they agree to disagree, or if the united nations come together and have one defined objective to what needs to be done in syria. it would be a different thing. in the meantime, it is just a .ot of perpetual war, confusion all it end
they keep calling it isis. they are not a state. it is isil. have dash, which is even worse than isil. we need to support the iraqis in fight, along with the other countries that are fighting with us. host: do you think that 50 troops in syria is enough? largeruld we have a presence? .aller: i do think it is enough i think it is working well. i was listing to the press secretary. if people would only listen to the press secretary went all the reporters are questioning him, then they would get a...
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we created isis. [indiscernible] if they need help learning how to set up a police force, we can help them do that. they can come here to learn that. we do not have to go there. .econd, about oil exports the u.s. has 2% of the world supply of oil and uses 20%. it makes no sense at all to export any. the third comment, i will my eyes every time i hear a percent of thet people can cross a 90 mile border? 100%. you have not secure the border at all. mile.s. has a 95,000 border that is crossed by one million people per day. that is the equivalent of the entire country leaving and returning every year. what percent of the people want to come in? what percent would get here if we put a 50 foot high wall with automatic machine guns deco 100%. host: thank you for calling. is the democrat that sits on the senate armed forc services committee. he released a statement that says in part, it is time for the administration to present a unified strategy. i strongly support the efforts underway in vienna to ring a pe
we created isis. [indiscernible] if they need help learning how to set up a police force, we can help them do that. they can come here to learn that. we do not have to go there. .econd, about oil exports the u.s. has 2% of the world supply of oil and uses 20%. it makes no sense at all to export any. the third comment, i will my eyes every time i hear a percent of thet people can cross a 90 mile border? 100%. you have not secure the border at all. mile.s. has a 95,000 border that is crossed by...
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>> i mentioned the isis propaganda. people see this stuff and we are already self-conscious in the united states about not being able to measure up to isis, the so-called amazing isis social media presence, which i don't think is all that amazing. we sort of recycled conversations in this country when it comes to fear mongering and particularly when it comes to the middle east. it is driven by prejudice, it is driven by racism, it is driven by fear of islam and jihad and so forth. it also raises the issue when related to the sweden question of leadership. but we are not seeing is that kind of leadership. it may be a political election cycle, but we will still allocate resources for this in -- enormous humanitarian crisis. we are not seeing that. i'm disappointed that i'm not seeing this in our country at the level i think we should, but more importantly we're not , seeing it in europe. you are not seeing it in the kind of numbers that we should be. what you are seeing in europe, last week -- and this was mentioned in th
>> i mentioned the isis propaganda. people see this stuff and we are already self-conscious in the united states about not being able to measure up to isis, the so-called amazing isis social media presence, which i don't think is all that amazing. we sort of recycled conversations in this country when it comes to fear mongering and particularly when it comes to the middle east. it is driven by prejudice, it is driven by racism, it is driven by fear of islam and jihad and so forth. it also...
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with regard to isis there are things we can be doing. canada is one of the only countries in the world nato not to have signed the arms trades treaty. now, we find ourselves in some particularly curious company re with countries like saub, iran, north korea, bell as ruse and those are not the type that we identify with. that treaty when enforced can help stop the flow of arms to isis. we can get a lot more serious as they have asked in successive resolutions, 21 70 and 99 speak to stopping the flow of money. we can be involved. and on the flow of foreign fighters, never forget that in mr. harper's failed bill c-51 backed by liberals there was nothing on deradicalization here at home. we have a clear plan to bring in 2500 more police officers across the country. we know we have to work with groups of all descriptions but mr. harper always has one group in mind and he tends to finger point and object if i one particular group. he doesn't talk about houses of worship. he specifically refers to mosques. d muslims across canada know how to in
with regard to isis there are things we can be doing. canada is one of the only countries in the world nato not to have signed the arms trades treaty. now, we find ourselves in some particularly curious company re with countries like saub, iran, north korea, bell as ruse and those are not the type that we identify with. that treaty when enforced can help stop the flow of arms to isis. we can get a lot more serious as they have asked in successive resolutions, 21 70 and 99 speak to stopping the...
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in particular, the appalling and targeting of anyone refuse to abide by isis's isis stated goals to establish a global caliphate has resulted in the shedding of innocent blood by the most revolting method. as a radical islamic terrorist organization, isis mandates conformity to an ideology which admits no dissent. as americans with a strong history of protecting religious liberty, we stand in total opposition to isis. america is not immune to isis up again. american teenagers have been radicalized part by isis inserted social media efforts promoting milk that's the -- promoting the killing of fellow americans. just this past week director only direct the forefront protecting our country from those who recently bought the car. i'm interested today about hearing more of the efforts to combat isis. over three years ago diplomatic mission to benghazi was attacked terrorists. americans, including our ambassador, was killed. as of today, only one subject put on trial. i'm interested in hearing about the investigation. separately, it was revealed that former secretary of state hillary clinton used a
in particular, the appalling and targeting of anyone refuse to abide by isis's isis stated goals to establish a global caliphate has resulted in the shedding of innocent blood by the most revolting method. as a radical islamic terrorist organization, isis mandates conformity to an ideology which admits no dissent. as americans with a strong history of protecting religious liberty, we stand in total opposition to isis. america is not immune to isis up again. american teenagers have been...
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extent they are fighting isis? senator murphy: i do not think they are fighting isis. i do not take them as face -- at face value. >> you think there is a military solution to any issue in the middle east? senator murphy: i do not think there is a military solution, but there is a military component. you do not gain stability in a place like iraq unless you blunt heisel. .- isis iraq is a place where they have not done the political work to take advantage of a military victory. that is frustrating to me. we are not driving a hard enough bargain. the military is still 96% shiite. there is no sunni national guard. even if they were able to take ramadi, there is no security force that can hold that city. we continue to view interaction -- intervention in a military lines and in the absence of political reconciliation, the military victory will be three. there is a component. go hand-in-hand. we will set of the -- celebrate the retaking of ramadi and with no solution to the military crisis committee will be gone in mon
extent they are fighting isis? senator murphy: i do not think they are fighting isis. i do not take them as face -- at face value. >> you think there is a military solution to any issue in the middle east? senator murphy: i do not think there is a military solution, but there is a military component. you do not gain stability in a place like iraq unless you blunt heisel. .- isis iraq is a place where they have not done the political work to take advantage of a military victory. that is...
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that isis has come to control here and there? fighters, howign would you rank the top three countries in terms of the numbers or the percentage of fighters that they have been sending. thatxample, we read often tunisia is tiny in comparison to other countries, 8000 or more fighters have gone to syria, and presumably some to iraq as well. so how you rank them. no mention of the impact on iraq, if any, the nuclear the securityween council countries, united states, great britain, france, soviet union, and china. ?hat impact if any not exactlytates is been the olympic champion of displaced people or refugees. people here forget that syria , andin 1.3 million iraqis after three years of the u.s. invasion, something fewer than 30,000 iraqis seemed to have ,ade it into the united states visa system, security checks, and the like. , some say, as many as 700,000. the supremeddress leader next door saying that iran has every intent to , andnue its revolution when it looks west, you are the nearest one where its impact and influence has bee
that isis has come to control here and there? fighters, howign would you rank the top three countries in terms of the numbers or the percentage of fighters that they have been sending. thatxample, we read often tunisia is tiny in comparison to other countries, 8000 or more fighters have gone to syria, and presumably some to iraq as well. so how you rank them. no mention of the impact on iraq, if any, the nuclear the securityween council countries, united states, great britain, france, soviet...
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does want isis out. because they don't want them coming into russia. they don't want them crossing borders and they don't want them coming into russia. you have the migration because syria's such a disaster. and now i hear we want to take
does want isis out. because they don't want them coming into russia. they don't want them crossing borders and they don't want them coming into russia. you have the migration because syria's such a disaster. and now i hear we want to take
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and loretta sanchez on the military and training strategy against isis and other foreign affairs topics. washingtone as journal continues after this. >> studentcam is an annual documentary competition. it is an opportunity for cities to think of issues of national importance by creating a five to seven minute documentary. it is important for students to get involved because it gives them an opportunity and platform to have their voices heard on issues important to them. so they can express those views by creating a documentary. we do get a wide range of entries. the most important aspect for
and loretta sanchez on the military and training strategy against isis and other foreign affairs topics. washingtone as journal continues after this. >> studentcam is an annual documentary competition. it is an opportunity for cities to think of issues of national importance by creating a five to seven minute documentary. it is important for students to get involved because it gives them an opportunity and platform to have their voices heard on issues important to them. so they can...
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so let's talk a little bit about isis and let's talk about our country. we spent -- thank you. we spent so much money, so much
so let's talk a little bit about isis and let's talk about our country. we spent -- thank you. we spent so much money, so much
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isis. they came to congress in 2013 and asked us for weapons for the islamic rebels fighting against assad. i asked them the question now the same question i said then, would not it be a great irony of the weapons we give to those rebels, we would be back to fight those rebels? that is what is going on now. you hear about isis in the news, but where do they get their weapons? from us, from our allies -- saudi arabia, quatar. isis has $1 billion worth of u.s. humvees. they pay their soldiers with $1 billion of u.s. cash that they stole, as well. they have anti-tank weapons that we gave to other anti-islamic rebels but were quickly snatched up by isis. how did all of these weapons wind up with them, when we were giving them to the moderate rebels in syria? the cia put it this way, the only thing moderate about the rebels in syria is their ability to fight. so we gave them these weapons and they were ineffective, immediately snatched up by isis. they have our tanks, our anti-tank weapons. it i
isis. they came to congress in 2013 and asked us for weapons for the islamic rebels fighting against assad. i asked them the question now the same question i said then, would not it be a great irony of the weapons we give to those rebels, we would be back to fight those rebels? that is what is going on now. you hear about isis in the news, but where do they get their weapons? from us, from our allies -- saudi arabia, quatar. isis has $1 billion worth of u.s. humvees. they pay their soldiers...
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lines with isis. but this is not a static battlefield. it is very dynamic and those battlelines change. a group we are supporting today because they are fighting against isis -- if they are successful in the fight against isis and that brings them into conflict with regime forces, they are going to be up against regime forces. so i think that line is going to be very difficult to maintain and that has been a problem all along. we also have the issue of whether the fighters understand that we will be there to support them if they come under bombardment by the regime or now by the russians. so it is a very difficult battle space and i'm not sure that distinction is going to be easy to maintain. >> congressman, if i may shift gears. obviously you have been a critic of the benghazi committee. at the same time, capitol hill has been roiled by the debate over the speakership. majority leader mccarthy made some controversial remarks about the benghazi committee. then he dropped his bid a few days later. obvi
lines with isis. but this is not a static battlefield. it is very dynamic and those battlelines change. a group we are supporting today because they are fighting against isis -- if they are successful in the fight against isis and that brings them into conflict with regime forces, they are going to be up against regime forces. so i think that line is going to be very difficult to maintain and that has been a problem all along. we also have the issue of whether the fighters understand that we...
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opposition of the forces in the in syria which is primarily being fought in syria and isis is in eastern syria and in the north. the administration said we still talk to the russian. we're doing to have decon nicks talks. did not make any sharp statements. week later, obama in talks with his national security advisors agreed to several proposals that had been on the table for sometime. one was to -- was to directly forces inand arab eastern syria who were fighting against the islamic state. other was to greatly expand u.s. airstrikes in the northwest corner of syria along the border where the islamic state was coming from the east comingad forces were from the south basically. most of the city was being held
opposition of the forces in the in syria which is primarily being fought in syria and isis is in eastern syria and in the north. the administration said we still talk to the russian. we're doing to have decon nicks talks. did not make any sharp statements. week later, obama in talks with his national security advisors agreed to several proposals that had been on the table for sometime. one was to -- was to directly forces inand arab eastern syria who were fighting against the islamic state....
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many in our region note that both iran and isis are our common enemies. and when your enemies fight each other, don't strengthen either one. weaken both. [applause] prime minister netanyahu: common dangers are bringing israel and its neighbors closer. as we work together to thwart those dangers, i hope we will build lasting partnerships. lasting partnerships for security, for prosperity, and for peace. but in israel, we never forget one thing. we never forget that the most important partner that israel has, has always been and will always be the united states of america. [applause] prime minister netanyahu: the alliance between israel and the united states is unshakable. [applause] prime minister netanyahu: president obama and i agree on the need to keep arms out of the hands of iran terror property. we agree on the need to stop iran from destabilizing countries throughout the middle east. israel appreciates president obama's willingness to bolster our security, help israel maintain its qualitative military edge, and help israel confront the enormous chal
many in our region note that both iran and isis are our common enemies. and when your enemies fight each other, don't strengthen either one. weaken both. [applause] prime minister netanyahu: common dangers are bringing israel and its neighbors closer. as we work together to thwart those dangers, i hope we will build lasting partnerships. lasting partnerships for security, for prosperity, and for peace. but in israel, we never forget one thing. we never forget that the most important partner...
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in particular, the appalling and targeting of anyone refuse to abide by isis's isis stated goals to establish a global caliphate has resulted in the shedding of innocent blood by the most revolting method. as a radical islamic terrorist organization, isis mandates conformity to an ideology which admits no dissent. as americans with a strong history of protecting religious liberty, we stand in total opposition to isis. america is not immune to isis up again. american teenagers have been radicalized part by isis inserted social media efforts promoting milk that's the -- promoting the killing of fellow americans. just this past week director only direct the forefront protecting our country from those who recently bought the car. i'm interested today about hearing more of the efforts to combat isis. over three years ago diplomatic mission to benghazi was attacked terrorists. americans, including our ambassador, was killed. as of today, only one subject put on trial. i'm interested in hearing about the investigation. separately, it was revealed that former secretary of state hillary clinton used a
in particular, the appalling and targeting of anyone refuse to abide by isis's isis stated goals to establish a global caliphate has resulted in the shedding of innocent blood by the most revolting method. as a radical islamic terrorist organization, isis mandates conformity to an ideology which admits no dissent. as americans with a strong history of protecting religious liberty, we stand in total opposition to isis. america is not immune to isis up again. american teenagers have been...