Hagel's Departure Reveals BO's Underestimation of the Threat from the Islamic

Stephen M. Ackerman / American Thinker Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel’s resignation highlights the Obama Administration’s failure to appreciate the threat posed by Islamic State. Hagel and the Joint Chiefs have argued that the conflict against Islamic State is much larger and more serious than the White House contends. In August, Hagel made his famous statement that the threat from Islamic State was “beyond anything we’ve seen” and that Islamic State was “beyond [being] just a terrorist group.” Hagel was backing Joint Chiefs of Staff chairman General Martin Dempsey’s refusal to rule out the need for U.S.



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