CBS called them “ragtag” in Sept. 2014. Isn’t that essentially the same thing?....:^)
http://www.cbsnews.com/videos/rag-tag-fighters-desperately-trying-to-combat-isis-advance/
Again, you have to carefully watch every word they say.
Because in your example it was CBS that called them “ragtag” to Obama or the administration.
It’s a common tactic used by skilled liars.
The most famous example being Clintons “It depends upon what the meaning of the word ‘is’ is”