Washington is abuzz with the killing of James Foley. It was a violent and disgusting act. In the mind of some people (maybe that of our president) the act deserves retribution. To Hagel it is an “imminent threat to every interest we have.” However as Andrew Liepman, former deputy head of the National Counterterrorism Center, says “when we’re surprised by a group, as we have been in this case, we tend to overreact.” The Pentagon has this to say, ISIS does not have “the capability right now to conduct a major attack on the U.S. homeland.”
What say you? I tend to agree with Liepman and think we should wait on this right now.
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