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Ron Johnson: “They lost from Kobani, they've given up to crit, but we are…”

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

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Sen. Johnson on America's Newsroom on HSGAC hearing: Jihad 2.0

Published | Video Starts at 02:48

It's spreading. It is spreading. Which is why I continue to call on this administration to show far greater strength and resolve in. You know, Bill, there have been some setbacks. They lost from Kobani, they've given up to crit, but we are a long way from actually defeating them. At least my definition of defeat, which is like wipe these people off the face of the earth. (02:48–02:55)

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Asserts that ISIS has lost in Kobani and given up Tikrit, but is not yet defeated.

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