West Point Report Describes Islamic State Threat As Crisis 4 Years In The Making -- FOX News
A new report from the West Point counterterrorism center challenges the notion that the Islamic State only recently became a major terror threat, describing the network's gains in Iraq as a crisis four years in the making.
Meanwhile, Fox News has learned that top aides to President Obama expect the threat from the organization, also known as ISIS or ISIL, to outlast Obama's time in office.
The details underscore the challenge facing the U.S. government and its allies as the president and military advisers weigh how -- and where -- to confront the Islamist militant forces.
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WNU Editor: The West Point Counterterrorism Center's report is here.
Update: This is interesting .... ISIS by the numbers: How big, strong and rich the militant organization may be -- CBC
My Comment: A crisis 4 years in the making. So .... who was asleep at the switch .... the intelligence community or the politicians? My money is on the politicians.
Bush's fault!
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