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Ron Johnson: “We're going to supposedly destroy this ISIS force with a…”

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

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Senator Johnson on CNBC's Squawk Box

Published | Video Starts at 03:53

That number will probably grow because they're being very effective recruiting isis. They're better resourced, they're better equipped, they're better trained, they're a far more effective military force. And We're going to supposedly destroy this ISIS force with a little 1500 American military personnel. I just don't think that's being honest with the American public, that the goal is destruction. I think right now the goal is trying to manage, contain, and I think it's more of a political war. (03:53–04:00)

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Asserts that the current U.S. military personnel level is insufficient to destroy ISIS.

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