It wasn’t even a month ago when Secretary of State John Kerry told CNN that the recent rash of terrorist attacks was proof that ISIS was on the run.
Those words have come back to haunt Kerry more than a few times since then, and deservedly so: a map obtained by NBC News shows that the White House was recently briefed on the global expansion of ISIS. Either that, or there’s a really big typo at the top of this slide.
.@NBCNightlyNews obtains White House intel briefing map showing ISIS global expansion. https://t.co/bk4sp2d20O pic.twitter.com/dosA3p4i52
— NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt (@NBCNightlyNews) August 2, 2016
But I thought the White House told us…..? https://t.co/yyjniSa1Rz
— Guy Benson (@guypbenson) August 2, 2016
Even the ever-tactful Jake Tapper told Kerry, “I’m not sure it looks that way to the public.”
I guess this is what the administration meant by "on the run" https://t.co/LaEla4vKAC
— Jason (@jasonelevation) August 2, 2016
On the run… To every corner of the planet
— sam henry (@gubanok) August 2, 2016
https://twitter.com/ClarenceWhorley/status/760616757321199616
@NBCNightlyNews on the run to expanded areas.
— Lawrence Mussio (@Novamoose) August 2, 2016
@NBCNightlyNews On the run, on the move. What difference does it make
— MAP (@MAP19) August 2, 2016
https://twitter.com/SnowdenTodd/status/760616983763165184
CBS News’ Mark Knoller noted last week that during a briefing on terrorism after his much lauded appearance at the Democratic National Convention, President Obama directed that pressure be stepped up on the battlefield, where citizens have been assured the United States has no boots on the ground.
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Pres Obama updated on terror threats. Directs officials "ensure we remain vigilant.": Orders stepped up battlefield pressure on ISIS et al.
— Mark Knoller (@markknoller) July 28, 2016
WOW! He is really stepping out there. Just the leadership shown here. WOW!
— FallingDebris (@VolatileAmine) July 28, 2016
The president has since squeezed in some golf, a birthday “pre-celebration” at Camp David, the renaming of a post office, and a DNC fundraiser in Atlanta, but once everyone’s settled in after summer break, he’ll devote his full attention to his several No. 1 priorities.
Top WH priorities when Congress returns in Sept: Zika response funding; opioid epidemic response funding, criminal justice reform, TPP.
— Mark Knoller (@markknoller) July 28, 2016
And defeating ISIS, of course.
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