Obama blames U.S. intelligence for missing rise of the Islamic State

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Obama blames U.S. intelligence for missing rise of the Islamic State

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times - Thursday, December 8, 2016

As President Obama prepares to leave office without having destroyed the Islamic State, he’s selling the notion that U.S. intelligence agencies failed to warn him promptly about the rise of the terrorist group more than two years ago, an assertion raising howls of incredulity in some quarters.

The White House pushed that version of events Thursday, pointing to an assessment by Director of National Intelligence James R. Clapper in September 2014 that U.S. intelligence agencies “underestimated” the Islamic State, also known by the acronyms ISIL and ISIS.

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/dec/8/obama-says-us-intelligence-missed-the-rise-of-the-/

[Applewood]

The CIA is getting it from both the incoming and outgoing presidents.  What bothers me though is that Obama has set a precedent for blaming others for his failures.   Looks like Trump will do the same.  I can't say whether the CIA is incompetent or not, but when are our leaders going to take responsibility for their missteps?