Republican Lawmaker: Obama Has Downplayed IS Threat
<p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="increasingly">increasingly</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="secure">secure</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="threat">threat</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="terrorist">terrorist</span> <span word="attacks">attacks</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Islamic">Islamic</span> <span word="State">State</span> <span word="group">group</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Republican">Republican</span> <span word="House">House</span> <span word="Homeland">Homeland</span> <span word="Security">Security</span> <span word="Committee">Committee</span> <span word="Chairman">Chairman</span> <span word="Michael">Michael</span> <span word="McCaul">McCaul</span>.</p><p><span word="One">One</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Barack">Barack</span> <span word="Obama">Obama</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="television">television</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="reassure">reassure</span> <span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="and">and</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="allies">allies</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="prevail">prevail</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="IS">IS</span>, <span word="McCaul">McCaul</span> <span word="delivered">delivered</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="speech">speech</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="National">National</span> <span word="War">War</span> <span word="College">College</span>, <span word="accusing">accusing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="president">president</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="downplaying">downplaying</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="severity">severity</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="threat">threat</span> <span word="IS">IS</span> <span word="poses">poses</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="San">San</span> <span word="Bernardino">Bernardino</span>, <span word="California">California</span>, <span word="massacre">massacre</span>, <span word="along">along</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="information">information</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="perpetrators">perpetrators</span> <span word="likely">likely</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="radicalized">radicalized</span>, <span word="has">has</span> <span word="frightened">frightened</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="Americans">Americans</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="unsettled">unsettled</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="alleged">alleged</span> <span word="IS">IS</span>-<span word="inspired">inspired</span> <span word="attacks">attacks</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="terrorist">terrorist</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="claimed">claimed</span> <span word="responsibility">responsibility</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="attacks">attacks</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Paris">Paris</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="stabbing">stabbing</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="shooting">shooting</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Bangladesh">Bangladesh</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="November">November</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="downing">downing</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Russian">Russian</span> <span word="airliner">airliner</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="Egypt">Egypt</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="late">late</span> <span word="October">October</span>.</p><p><span word="New">New</span> <span word="strategy">strategy</span> <span word="urged">urged</span></p><p><span word="McCaul">McCaul</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="House">House</span> <span word="Homeland">Homeland</span> <span word="Security">Security</span> <span word="chair">chair</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Obama">Obama</span> <span word="needs">needs</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="brand">brand</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="strategy">strategy</span>.</p><p>"<span word="I">I</span>'<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="enough">enough</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="cannot">cannot</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="blind">blind</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="threat">threat</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="us">us</span>. <span word="ISIS">ISIS</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="contained">contained</span> – <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="expanding">expanding</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="cost">cost</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="free">free</span> <span word="world">world</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>. "<span word="In">In</span> <span word="November">November</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="managed">managed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="conduct">conduct</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="terrorist">terrorist</span> <span word="attacks">attacks</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="separate">separate</span> <span word="continents">continents</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="weeks">weeks</span>."</p><p><span word="McCaul">McCaul</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="introduce">introduce</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="legislation">legislation</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="coming">coming</span> <span word="weeks">weeks</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="boost">boost</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="security">security</span>, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bill">bill</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="week">week</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="tighten">tighten</span> <span word="security">security</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="visa">visa</span> <span word="waiver">waiver</span> <span word="program">program</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="effort">effort</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="terrorists">terrorists</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="entering">entering</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>.</p>
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