Former CIA Deputy Director: Obama Administration Won't Attack ISIS Oil Facilities Because Of Environmental Concerns

HNGN: Former CIA Director: Obama Administration Won't Attack ISIS Oil Fields Due To Concerns For Environment

"We didn't go after oil wells, actually hitting oil wells that ISIS controls, because we didn't want to do environmental damage, and we didn't want to destroy that infrastructure," former deputy director of the CIA Michael Morell told PBS' "Charlie Rose" Tuesday evening.

Former CIA Deputy Director Michael Morell says that the Obama administration did not bomb oil wells under control of the Islamic State group because it was concerned about the environmental impact.

"We didn't go after oil wells, actually hitting oil wells that ISIS controls, because we didn't want to do environmental damage, and we didn't want to destroy that infrastructure," Morell told PBS' "Charlie Rose" Tuesday evening, reported The Daily Caller.

WNU Editor: So when it comes to selecting targets for the U.S. military .... it is not only the lawyers who are making the decisions, but also the environmentalists.

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