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| Obama Connects ISIL Terror Threats at Home |
| 2014-06-30 |
[Iraq Sun] U.S. President Barack ObamaReady to Rule from Day One... says terrorist-fueled militancy in Iraq and Syria is boosting an already-omnipresent threat to America's security at home. Iraq's beleaguered military launched an offensive against Sunni snuffies in Saddam Hussein's hometown of Tikrit, as a shipment of Russian military jets arrived in the country that could give the armed forces a tactical edge going forward. While the bloody sectarian conflict rages on, President B.O. said the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant ... the current version of al-Qaeda in Iraq, just as blood-thirsty and well-beloved as the original... is attracting radicalized Death Eaters in both Iraq and Syria who could pose a threat to the United States. "They are gaining strength in some places. We have seen Europeans who are sympathetic to their cause traveling into Syria, and now may travel into Iraq, getting battle-hardened. Then, they come back. They have got European passports. They do not need a visa to get into the United States," said Obama, speaking on ABC This Week program. The situation calls for preemptive measures, according to Republican Congressman Peter King ...U.S. Representative for New York's 3rd (central Long Island) congressional district, serving since 1993. He is of the Publican persuasion and is known for his active support for the . "[Obama] should be very aggressive on this. Syria is our biggest threat right now, because not only are there thousands of Europeans who have visas to enter the United States, going to Syria, there are also at least 100 or so Americans who are over there in Syria right now. So, any of these people can go back to the United States and carry out the type of attack that they are being trained in, in Syria," said King. The United States stands ready to act, according to President B.O.. "We are spending a lot of time, and we have been for years, making sure that we are improving intelligence so we can respond to that [threat]. We have to improve our surveillance, reconnaissance and intelligence there. Special forces are going to have a role [to play], and there are going to be times where we take strikes against organizations that could do us harm," said Obama. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #6 Hey, thanks for the new route for infiltration from the south - ISIL (Remember the Doolittle Raid did very little damage and was basically a morale booster. Who says little propaganda shots aren't useful?) |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2014-06-30 11:44 |
| #5 I await breathlessly a new round of security financing and the queuing of "homeland security companies" owned by |
| Posted by: Pappy 2014-06-30 10:45 |
| #4 Did I miss the Tea Party joining the ISIL? That's the only terror threats at home that this regime cares about. Sounds like an excuse to let slip the dogs on any conservative group. |
| Posted by: AlanC 2014-06-30 09:42 |
| #3 I was wondering why we still have the TSA if the terrorist danger was all over. It couldn't be to monitor individual movement illegally; naw. |
| Posted by: ed in texas 2014-06-30 08:22 |
| #2 The situation calls for preemptive measures, according to Republican Congressman Peter King. Here's a "preemptive measure." Sit back, sip a pint, and let them sort out their own affairs. If they move toward the Jordanians or Kuwaitis, use B-52's in tight formations to carpet bomb the MSR's and staging areas. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2014-06-30 03:57 |
| #1 Fear notteth, Amerika, COMMUNISM + TOTALITARIANISM + MORE OBAMA "RED LINES" are coming to save the day from American-empowered Nuclear Hard Boyz. 'Tis why Amerikans will no longer need to privately own any guns. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2014-06-30 02:48 |