CIA chief says ISIL 'formidable' despite setbacks
John Brennan told the US Senate intelligence committee on Thursday that ISIL was losing ground in Syria and Iraq but the group retained its ability to conduct attacks around the world.
"Unfortunately, despite all our progress against ISIL on the battlefield and in the financial realm, our efforts have not reduced the group's terrorism capability and global reach," he said.
"In fact, as the pressure mounts on ISIL, we judge that it will intensify its global terror campaign to maintain its dominance of the global terrorism agenda."
(The monster under the bed is real! Oh, by the way, we need lots more money to fight that monster under the bed. We're not really incompetent just short on cash. Just boost up the funding and we'll get 'em! Just don't ask what we do with all our money - that's classified ... hahaha! Jeez ...
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John Brennan told the US Senate intelligence committee on Thursday that ISIL was losing ground in Syria and Iraq but the group retained its ability to conduct attacks around the world.
"Unfortunately, despite all our progress against ISIL on the battlefield and in the financial realm, our efforts have not reduced the group's terrorism capability and global reach," he said.
"In fact, as the pressure mounts on ISIL, we judge that it will intensify its global terror campaign to maintain its dominance of the global terrorism agenda."
(The monster under the bed is real! Oh, by the way, we need lots more money to fight that monster under the bed. We're not really incompetent just short on cash. Just boost up the funding and we'll get 'em! Just don't ask what we do with all our money - that's classified ... hahaha! Jeez ...
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