White House says ISIS is no longer 'JV'

[mystery-ak]

http://washingtonexaminer.com/white-house-says-isis-is-no-longer-jv/article/2552354?custom_click=rss

White House says ISIS is no longer 'JV'
BY SUSAN CRABTREE | AUGUST 22, 2014 | 2:30 PM

A senior White House official said the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria has gained more power and poses a greater threat now than it did when President Obama referred to the group as a “JV” team in an interview eight months ago.

“Clearly, [ISIS], which has a long history and has an origin dating back to al Qaeda in Iraq, has gained capacity as they advanced across Iraq and gained heavy weaponry,” Ben Rhodes, Obama’s deputy national security adviser, told reporters Friday.

“They pose a greater threat today than they did six months ago. ... We’re going to do what’s necessary to deal with this counter-terrorism challenge,” he added.


Back in January, Obama told the New Yorker’s David Remnick that ISIS, then still considered part of al Qaeda and having joined forces with them while fighting in Syria, was akin to a junior varsity basketball team.

“The analogy we use around here sometimes and is accurate is if a JV team puts on Laker uniforms, that doesn’t make them Kobe Bryant,” Obama said at the time.

[GourmetDan]

YOU DO REALIZE THAT THE U.S. FUNDED AND TRAINED ISIS, RIGHT?

Clearly Bambi did a lot of work between January and today...

[musiclady]

The reason Obama called them the JV was to mock anyone who took the threat seriously (i.e. conservatives).

It's the same way he mocked people who are concerned about the border by calling for moats and alligators.

The man is a derisive, humorless punk, who knows that he will never be held accountable for anything he says or does.

There are never any consequences for his loose tongue and hate-filled derision.