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Obama: U.S. underestimated rise of ISIS in Iraq and Syria
CBS News ^ | September 28, 2014

Posted on 09/28/2014 11:56:34 AM PDT by Kaslin

The U.S. had expected the Iraqi army to do more against extremists, president says in acknowledgment of intelligence shortcomings

resident Obama acknowledged that the U.S. underestimated the rise of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS, also called ISIL) and overestimated the ability of the Iraqi military to fend off the militant group in an interview that will air Sunday on 60 Minutes.


TOPICS: Front Page News; Syria
KEYWORDS: caliphate; caliphate4jarrett; hussein; iran; iraq; khorosan; lebanon; obamasfault; syria; valeriejarrett
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To: Kaslin
ISIS "IS" Obama!~

Another CIA/Slime creation!

How does he appear to fight himself while arming himself?

Maybe he'll just LIE!

Juan McLame told us we have nothing to fear.

21 posted on 09/28/2014 12:12:38 PM PDT by rawcatslyentist (Jeremiah 50:32 "The arrogant one will stumble and fall ; / ?)
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To: Kaslin

Quote “Obama acknowledged that the U.S. underestimated the rise of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria”

Lets unveil the real truth .... OBama has been sympathetic to all Muslims since day one ...and is using this to register most muslims in the USA to become Democraps ...The same reasoning he has turned his head to the illegal border crossings ....

This country will suffer financially, emotionally, and spiritually for years .... because of how this country drank this Kook Aide and allowed this Trojan Horse enter deep into this country’s structure ..

A anti Democrap vote in November will in essence expedite the Democraps exit from the White House


22 posted on 09/28/2014 12:13:03 PM PDT by GoldnGate
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To: Kaslin

The majority of the U.S. voting population voted for Obama. I’ve seen numerous everyday people who regarded, and continue to regard any disagreement with what Obama says as heresy.


23 posted on 09/28/2014 12:13:22 PM PDT by Morpheus2009
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To: Kaslin

In all fairness, “the U.S.” has been busy keeping a close eye on those pesky, TEA Partying conservatives and Christians with an election coming up and all.


24 posted on 09/28/2014 12:13:39 PM PDT by FlingWingFlyer (Stop flooding our schools with unaccompanied illegal aliens. Do it for the children!)
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To: Kaslin
Obama is the (proud) FATHER of IS (which is another reason why he calls it ISIL).


25 posted on 09/28/2014 12:14:07 PM PDT by Diogenesis (The EXEMPT Congress is complicit in the absence of impeachment)
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To: Kaslin
The US didn't underestimates ISIS, the commander and chief did.

This child will never accept responsibility for anything will he.

26 posted on 09/28/2014 12:15:55 PM PDT by skeeter
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To: Kaslin
It was obvious that ISIS was on the offense when they took Fallujah way back in January. What move did Obama make then? Nothing.

Was it the intel groups that forced Obama to back down from his "red line" statement on Syria. No, Obama did that on his own.

27 posted on 09/28/2014 12:19:03 PM PDT by what's up
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To: Kaslin

“The U.S. had expected the Iraqi army to do more against extremists....”

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Did the US not entertain the same expectation in Afghanistan where, in a number of instances, US instructors were gunned down from the back by their students?

Training muslims to fight other muslims does not go without risk. One never knows where their allegiance lies — often definitely not with the infidel instructor.


28 posted on 09/28/2014 12:19:41 PM PDT by 353FMG
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To: july4thfreedomfoundation

I remember seeing Hillary saying to an interviewer “oh ISIS is no threat to the US”,
and she said it very derisively...as if to say - what a ridiculous question.

Hope this gets played over and over should the &itch run....which I’m sure she will. Being dead wrong never deterred her before.


29 posted on 09/28/2014 12:20:39 PM PDT by Aria ( 2008 & 2012 weren't elections - they were coups d’état .)
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To: skeeter

Don’t blame me, Clown Prince nobama. Fora very, very long time, I knew you, your commie enablers, those pinheads who support you and voted for you, and your moozlum friends, are a pox upon humanity. You should be imprisoned for your many, many crimes.


30 posted on 09/28/2014 12:21:59 PM PDT by hal ogen (First Amendment or Reeducation Camp?)
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To: hal ogen
No one will ever accuse this swindling fraud of not having a sense of irony.
31 posted on 09/28/2014 12:25:07 PM PDT by skeeter
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To: Kaslin

Watch him run this “war” in such a way as to deplete the US military to minimal effect against our enemies.


32 posted on 09/28/2014 12:25:52 PM PDT by Carry_Okie (The tree of liberty needs a rope.)
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To: Kaslin

ObOzO fails to learn campaign slogans are not policy.


33 posted on 09/28/2014 12:27:29 PM PDT by depressed in 06 (America conceived in liberty, dies in slavery.)
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To: Dqban22
Here is his latest Schedule:

Friday, September 26 2014

10:00 am | The President receives the Presidential Daily Briefing

That lazy arrogant pos doesn't show up until 10:00 am most times.9:30 is the earliest.

34 posted on 09/28/2014 12:28:25 PM PDT by Kaslin (He needed the ignorant to reelect him, and he got them. Now we all have to pay the consequenses)
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To: Kaslin

How is this surprising? When muslims are not listed on FBI lists of possible terrorists, but the TEA Party and veterans are. The radicals on the left seem to identify with the radical jihadists. Both are driven by hate.


35 posted on 09/28/2014 12:29:23 PM PDT by MtnClimber (Take a look at my FR home page for Colorado outdoor photos!)
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To: Aria

CRUZ 2016!

I’d love to see him debate Madame islamist.


36 posted on 09/28/2014 12:33:01 PM PDT by onedoug
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To: Kaslin

At one time admitting you ‘underestimated’ an ISIS was an admission of failure. Today though it is an excuse. Whoops, underestimated, do better next time!


37 posted on 09/28/2014 12:34:24 PM PDT by TalBlack (Evil doesn't have a day job.)
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To: plain talk

So typical of the Empty Chair.

Always says “I” when things go right and “we” for the scewups.


38 posted on 09/28/2014 12:39:19 PM PDT by BenLurkin (This is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion or satire; or both.)
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To: Kaslin
U.S. underestimated rise of ISIS in Iraq and Syria

It's always "I, I, I, me, me, me," until he screws up then it's "you, you, you, them, them, them."

39 posted on 09/28/2014 12:41:46 PM PDT by TigersEye (ISIS is the tip of the spear. The spear is Islam.)
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To: onedoug

She’d play the victim...the poor little grandmother who was dead broke but could’t stop trying to make life better for all the women and children of the world.

Remember Rick Lazio? Although she might not get away with it this time.


40 posted on 09/28/2014 12:45:27 PM PDT by Aria ( 2008 & 2012 weren't elections - they were coups d’état .)
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