The U.S. Intel Community Is Contradicting President Obama's Claim That They 'Underestimated' The Threat From ISIS

Obama Faces Backlash After Blaming Intel Community For Missing ISIS -- FOX News

One wouldn't be surprised if President Obama's Director of National Intelligence, James Clapper, woke up Monday morning checking for tire tracks after his boss effectively threw him under the bus for having "underestimated" the threat posed by the Islamic State militant group.

But Obama's remarks in a "60 Minutes" interview drew immediate objections from lawmakers and the intelligence community.

In the interview, Obama was asked how the Islamic State was able to gain so much territory. "Our head of the intelligence community Jim Clapper has acknowledged that I think they underestimated what had been taking place in Syria," the president said.

Clapper previously had admitted that U.S. analysts both underestimated the Islamic State, or ISIS, and "overestimated" the ability of the Iraqi army to fight them.

But sources say Obama nevertheless was looped in on the rise of ISIS for a while.

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Update: Obama Throws America's Spies Under The Bus -- Business Insider

My Comment: I suspect that many in the U.S. intelligence community are "steamed" after being criticized by the U.S. President .... and are blowing back. But while the focus is on the White House (what and when were they notified by the U.S. intel community on the threat from the Islamic State) .... the Congress must also be held accountable for not conducting their own oversight duties by asking the "hard-core" questions that everyone expects them to ask. They were also privy to the same intelligence .... but decided to say nothing (as far as we know).

Update #2: 3 Times Obama Administration Was Warned About ISIS Threat -- ABC News

Update #3: The White House is backtracking .... W. House: Obama not blaming intelligence officials -- USA Today

Update #4: Even The Washington Post is piling on .... Obama’s excuse about the Islamic State unravels -- Washington Post