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Obama Admits U.S. Intelligence Didn’t See ISIS Coming

posted by n1 on Monday September 29 2014, @03:13PM   Printer-friendly
from the wasn't-looking,-too-busy-listening dept.

AnonTechie writes:

Time reports on statements made by President Obama during an interview:

When asked about comments by the Director of National Intelligence James Clapper, who has said the U.S. overestimated the ability and will of the Iraqi military to fight the extremist group, Obama said, “That’s true,” Mr. Obama said. “That’s absolutely true.”

Obama had already admitted that the rise of ISIS took the U.S. by surprise. “I think that there is no doubt that their advance, their movement over the last several months has been more rapid than the intelligence estimates and I think the expectations of policymakers both in and outside of Iraq,”

Statement by the President on Iraq: http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2014/08/09/statement-president-iraq

 
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  • (Score: 1, Troll) by ghost on Monday September 29 2014, @07:41PM

    by ghost (4467) on Monday September 29 2014, @07:41PM (#99738) Journal

    Not only did US Intelligence see ISIS coming, US Intelligence saw that Obama wouldn't see their reports where they saw ISIS coming. I bet you didn't see that coming!

    Maybe they should strategically place their intelligence reports on the 9th hole so Obama might see it?

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  • (Score: 2) by Yog-Yogguth on Wednesday October 01 2014, @09:20AM

    by Yog-Yogguth (1862) Subscriber Badge on Wednesday October 01 2014, @09:20AM (#100369) Journal

    Yeah Obama isn't exactly Tiger Woods ….or is he? :D

    And now let's have a brief moment of pity for whatever moron moderated you as troll :3

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