King argued Al Qaeda in Iraq, which was a precursor to ISIS,
expressed interest in attacking targets on American soil during its
heyday. He pointed to the Western fighters who have joined ISIS as a
particular concern.
"They have so many Americans, so many Europeans with passports that
can come to the US on visa waiver," King said of the group. "Whether
there's 15,000 or 30,000 [Western ISIS fighters], we have to assume at
least five of them are going to try to get into this country. And so, I
would say the threat is as much from them as it is from Al Qaeda, Al
Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula."
King also dismissed concerns military action against ISIS could make them more inclined to target the US or "bring us into it more than we are now."
He cited videos published by the group showing the execution of
American citizens as proof a desire to avoid US military operations
wouldn't orevent them from staging an attack here. ***Read full article here***
One can only hope his office is on the list.
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