It's a concern here in America, which is why I always go back to, you know, we have to address the root cause of problems, the instability in Syria and Iraq. It's the fact that ISIS exists, that that caliphate is still standing. Remember, It was 18 months ago in September 2014, that President Obama declared our goal, which I agree with, degrade and ultimately defeat isis. We haven't defeated [ISIS]. him. I listened to Senator Sanders, and, yeah, we're nibbling around the edges, and we're taking back territory in Iraq, but they're expanding territory in Syria. (01:59–02:10)
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