FBI Director James Comey sparked some facepalms in an interview with “60 Minutes” that aired yesterday when he said that Americans fighting with ISIS overseas are “entitled” to return to the United States:
https://twitter.com/Cameron_Gray/status/519139556780957696
Comey #FBI chief sz 12 Americans fighting for ISIS and we know who they are. But there may be some we don't know.
— Martha MacCallum (@marthamaccallum) October 6, 2014
"60 Minutes" preview: FBI director on Americans fighting in ISIS army can come back home #ScottPelley Major Idiot! http://t.co/hQwY2MY4AY
— Brian S. Holyfield (@Holyfield67) October 6, 2014
That statement wasn’t very comforting for many:
@Cameron_Gray @foxnation He is an idiot & should step down. If #JamesComey thinks militants in US are ok, he didn't read his job description
— Lolo (@lologray79) October 6, 2014
@Cameron_Gray @foxnation Insanity. We have idiots running our government. Crazed inmates are running the asylum.
— Gina C Maddox (@GinaCMaddox) October 6, 2014
seriously folks americans who have joined ISIS have committed treason. HOW fucking dumb is the fbi director saying they should be allowed in
— Charles (@repub9989) October 6, 2014
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b/c we're not legally at "war," silly. MT @DanProft If we know the Americans fighting with ISIS, why wouldn't we revoke their passports?
— David Burge (@iowahawkblog) October 6, 2014
https://twitter.com/kesgardner/status/519127427138592768
Will the government carefully track those who might be allowed to return to the United States?
FBI says they are tracking those coming back to the U.S. from fighting with ISIS.
Like they kept track of the Boston Bombers?l
— BringtheFlag (@BringtheFlag) October 6, 2014
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