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Ron Johnson: “ISIS has lost half its Iraq-based leadership.”

Featuring: Ron Johnson, Republican | U.S. Senate, Wisconsin

Sen. Johnson Questions Gen. John R. Allen at FR Committee Hearing 2-25-15

Published February 25, 2015 | Video Starts at 00:16

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. General Allen, thank you for your service. I do not envy your task. In your testimony you say that ISIS has lost half its Iraq-based leadership. How do we know that? I'm sorry, say again your question, sir. You said that ISIS has lost half of its Iraq based leadership. How do we know that? (00:16–00:21)

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Asserts that ISIS has lost half of its leadership in Iraq.

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