“Did the intelligence community underestimate ISIS or did the president?
In his “60 Minutes” interview, President Obama seemed to put the blame on the intelligence community, saying, “I think they underestimated what had been taking place in Syria.” At the White House daily briefing, Press Secretary Josh Earnest cast the net quite a bit wider.
“Everybody was surprised to see the rapid advance that ISIL was able to make from Syria across the Iraqi border,” said Earnest. “To be able to take over such large swaths of territory in Iraq did come as a surprise.””* The Young Turks host Cenk Uygur breaks it down.
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http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/times-obama-administration-warned-isis-threat/story?id=25843517
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