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Freepers and others who burned up the phone lines and messaged their representatives are to be congratulated. As another Freeper said earlier, it's a shame our elected officials have to be pushed into doing the right thing, but it looks like we've done it. This is the way the republic is supposed to run. We the people employed these elected officials. High time they be forced to get up off their rumps and do their jobs.

Sen. Feinstein: 'ISIL Is Not Contained. ISIL Is Expanding'

Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein ï»¿disagreed with President Barack Obama's comments last week that ISIS has been "contained."

Appearing on MSNBC's "Andrea Mitchell Reports" on Monday, Feinstein called for France to invoke Chapter Five of the NATO charter, saying, "we certainly need more than 50 special ops" on the ground in Syria to defeat ISIS.

Feinstein said, "I have never been more concerned. I read the intelligence faithfully. ISIL is not contained. ISIL is expanding. They just put out a video saying it is their intent to attack this country. And I think we have to be prepared. I think hopefully France will go for a Chapter 5 which will bring NATO into it. Hopefully we will work with our allies to put together the kind of coalitions and attack plans in more than one place at a given time."......