The Islamic State (ISIS) has the potential to be more dangerous to the United States than al-Qaida if its advance is not stopped, said former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.
The potential 2016 presidential candidate said President Barack Obama made the right decision to launch a military offensive against the extremist group in Syria and Iraq, The Washington Post reported.
"It's a serious threat because this is the best-funded, most professional, expansionist jihadist military force that we have ever seen," Clinton told the Economic Club of Chicago, according to the Post. "This is far more advanced and far richer than al-Qaida ever was."
She added that the group "will attempt to launch attacks against Western targets if it has the ability to do so."
Clinton also predicted that Congress would take "some kind of legislative action" when it reconvenes after the November election.
Last week, former Defense Secretary Leon Panetta revealed that Obama ignored his and Clinton's advice to arm Syrian rebels in 2012 as a means of preventing the rise of the militant group.
The Islamic State (ISIS) has the potential to be more dangerous to the United States than al-Qaida if its advance is not stopped, said former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.
The potential 2016 presidential candidate said President Barack Obama made the right decision to launch a military offensive against the extremist group in Syria and Iraq, The Washington Post reported.
"It's a serious threat because this is the best-funded, most professional, expansionist jihadist military force that we have ever seen," Clinton told the Economic Club of Chicago, according to the Post. "This is far more advanced and far richer than al-Qaida ever was."
She added that the group "will attempt to launch attacks against Western targets if it has the ability to do so."
Clinton also predicted that Congress would take "some kind of legislative action" when it reconvenes after the November election.
Last week, former Defense Secretary Leon Panetta revealed that Obama ignored his and Clinton's advice to arm Syrian rebels in 2012 as a means of preventing the rise of the militant group.
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