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War, War, War See other War, War, War Articles Title: ISIS not contained, gaining influence in U.S. ISIS not contained, gaining influence in U.S. Posted on December 1, 2015 by Sam Rolley isis cartoon Despite what President Obama wants Americans to believe, the nation’s top military officer says U.S. forces “have not contained” ISIS in Iraq and Syria. The terror threat is growing. Days before the deadly terror attacks on Paris, Obama told Americans that the ISIS threat had been contained. “I don’t think they’re gaining strength. What is true is that from the start, our goal has been first to contain, and we have contained them,” Obama said on ABC before the attacks. The president later said his uninformed opinion on the ISIS threat had come from bad intelligence information. Maybe the president just hasn’t been listening. Marine Gen. Joseph Dunford, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, told lawmakers at a House Armed Services Committee hearing: “We have not contained ISIL.” Asked whether ISIS had been contained at any point since 2010, Dunford responded: “Tactically, in areas they have been. Strategically, they have spread since 2010.” In fact, a new report shows from George Washington University’s Program on Extremism shows just how far from “contained” ISIS is right now, warning of “unprecedented” ISIS “mobilization” in the United States. From the report: Seventy-one individuals have been charged with ISIS-related activities since March 2014. Fifty-six have been arrested in 2015 alone, a record number of terrorism-related arrests for any year since 9/11. […] The profiles of individuals involved in ISIS-related activities in the U.S. differ widely in race, age, social class, education, and family background. Their motivations are equally diverse and defy easy analysis. […] ISIS-related radicalization is by no means limited to social media. While instances of purely web-driven, individual radicalization are numerous, in several cases U.S.-based individuals initially cultivated and later strengthened their interest in ISIS’s narrative through face-to-face relationships. In most cases online and offline dynamics complement one another. The spectrum of U.S.-based sympathizers’ actual involvement with ISIS varies significantly, ranging from those who are merely inspired by its message to those few who reached mid-level leadership positions within the group. […] The 71 indictments are merely the tip of the iceberg, as U.S. authorities estimate that the number of individuals linked to ISIS is much larger. Our researchers identified a few dozen individuals with reported ISIS links who have not been charged. Similar to those in the legal system, the “At-Large” cohort have no common profile. Among them, for example, are three teenage girls from the suburbs of Denver, two Somali-American sisters aged 15 and 17, and their 16-year-old friend of Sudanese descent. The trio lived a normal and comfortable life among their unsuspecting families and peers. According to FBI director James Comey, ISIS-related investigations are underway in all 50 states. Poster Comment: What about what the Russians are doing over there? They are attacking ISIS to support Assad. Post Comment Private Reply Ignore Thread
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