“For several months, U.S.-led coalition air strikes have sought to degrade the terrorist threat that ISIL poses to the region. This threat has been growing for too long, jeopardizing key U.S. partners and interests in the Middle East, and inflicting great suffering on the people of Iraq and Syria. All elements of national power must be used to combat ISIL, and the use of military force is but one element of the necessary strategy. We are committed to working with the Administration and our colleagues, as Congress bears a grave responsibility in this matter: ensuring that the Commander-in-Chief has the authority needed to decisively defeat this enemy."
Note: Information on tomorrow’s hearing is below.
What: Hearing: The Growing Strategic Threat of ISIS
When: 10 a.m. on Thursday, February 12
Where: 2172 Rayburn House Office Building
Witnesses.
TheHonorable James F. Jeffrey
Philip Solondz Distinguished Visiting Fellow
TheWashington Institute for Near East Policy
Dafna H. Rand, Ph.D.
Leon E. Panetta Fellow and Deputy Director of Studies
Center for a New American Security
Rick Brennan, Jr. Ph.D.
Senior Political Scientist
RAND Corporation
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