Ron Johnson: “There's 31,000 to 40,000 of ISIS.”

“… in the clear and hold strategy to defeat 6 to 8,000 members of Al Qaeda in Iraq. Now we've got ISIS, which is better equipped, better resourced. They control territory. There's 31,000 to 40,000 of ISIS. I mean, are we going to be able to do it just training up 5,000 Syrian moderates? Well, maybe not 5,000, but do we need American boots on the ground?” (07:13–07:17)

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