January 11, 2015, 10:53 am
McCain: Obama has no plan to defeat terrorists
By Elise Viebeck
Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) on Sunday accused the Obama administration of being lax in the fight against terrorism, saying the number of threats to the United States are the result of "leading from behind."
Speaking on CNN's "State of the Union," McCain said terrorist groups in Iraq and Syria represent the "largest extremist caliphate in history" and that President Obama has "no strategy to degrade or defeat it."
"ISIS right now is winning," McCain said, referring to the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria. "We need to go after them. We need to have more boots on the ground. We need a no-fly zone. We need to arm the Free Syrian Army. And we need a coherent strategy that can be presented to the Congress."
McCain, one of the leading critics of Obama's foreign policy, was interviewed about the state of terrorism following this week's dual attacks in Paris that killed 17.
He criticized Attorney General Eric Holder, who sought to reassure Americans Sunday that intelligence agencies are closely monitoring people who might be dangerous.
"I'm glad that Eric Holder is keeping an eye on people and all that, but this is because of the result of leading from behind," McCain said, referring to an Obama-administration phrase coined to describe the White House's approach in Libya in 2011.
http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/229149-mccain-obama-has-no-strategy-to-defeat-terrorists
