Paris Attacks Raise Questions About US Security
<p><span word="Horrific">Horrific</span> <span word="terrorist">terrorist</span> <span word="carnage">carnage</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Paris">Paris</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="refocused">refocused</span> <span word="Washington">Washington</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="attention">attention</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Islamic">Islamic</span> <span word="State">State</span> (<span word="IS">IS</span>) <span word="group">group</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="ambition">ambition</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="strike">strike</span> <span word="within">within</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span>.</p><p><span word="Amid">Amid</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="global">global</span> <span word="outpouring">outpouring</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="grief">grief</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="sympathy">sympathy</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="France">France</span>, <span word="are">are</span> <span word="reminder">reminder</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="Democrat">Democrat</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="House">House</span> <span word="Intelligence">Intelligence</span> <span word="Committee">Committee</span>,<span word="that">that</span> <span word="America">America</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="target">target</span>.</p><p>"<span word="We">We</span> <span word="cannot">cannot</span> <span word="allow">allow</span> <span word="ISIS">ISIS</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="sanctuary">sanctuary</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Syria">Syria</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Iraq">Iraq</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="plan">plan</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="direct">direct</span> <span word="attacks">attacks</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="us">us</span>," <span word="Schiff">Schiff</span> <span word="added">added</span>.</p><p><span word="White">White</span> <span word="House">House</span> <span word="officials">officials</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="seeking">seeking</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="reassure">reassure</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="public">public</span>.</p><p>"<span word="There">There</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="specific">specific</span>, <span word="credible">credible</span> <span word="threat">threat</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="homeland">homeland</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="time">time</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="vigilant">vigilant</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Barack">Barack</span> <span word="Obama">Obama</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="deputy">deputy</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="security">security</span> <span word="adviser">adviser</span>, <span word="Ben">Ben</span> <span word="Rhodes">Rhodes</span>, <span word="also">also</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="This">This</span> <span word="Week">Week</span>.</p><p><span word="Of">Of</span> <span word="particular">particular</span> <span word="concern">concern</span>: <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Paris">Paris</span> <span word="attacks">attacks</span> <span word="demonstrated">demonstrated</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="terrorists">terrorists</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="plan">plan</span>, <span word="coordinate">coordinate</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="execute">execute</span> <span word="bloody">bloody</span> <span word="plots">plots</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="Internet">Internet</span> <span word="chatter">chatter</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="communication">communication</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="tip">tip</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="intelligence">intelligence</span> <span word="agencies">agencies</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="Islamic">Islamic</span> <span word="State">State</span> <span word="caught">caught</span> <span word="France">France</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="surprise">surprise</span>, <span word="could">could</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span>?</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="reality">reality</span> <span word="is">is</span>: <span word="even">even</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="intelligence">intelligence</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="stop">stop</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="determined">determined</span> <span word="enemy">enemy</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="adapts">adapts</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="defenses">defenses</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="ISIS">ISIS</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="adapted">adapted</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Schiff">Schiff</span>.</p><p><span word="Refugee">Refugee</span> <span word="dilemma">dilemma</span></p><p><span word="Reports">Reports</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Paris">Paris</span> <span word="attackers">attackers</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Syrian">Syrian</span> <span word="asylum">asylum</span> <span word="seeker">seeker</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="bring">bring</span> <span word="increased">increased</span> <span word="scrutiny">scrutiny</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Obama">Obama</span> <span word="administration">administration</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="pledge">pledge</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="accept">accept</span> 10,000 <span word="refugees">refugees</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Syria">Syria</span>.</p>
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