Under Sec. Of Defense Kahl: ISIS-K & al Qaeda Intend to Attack U.S., Will Be Able in 6 Months to 2 Years

HIRONO Secretary Kahl did ░░░░░░░░ hear you say that ░░░░░░░░ Qaeda and ISIS K ░░░░░░░░ developing their capability to ░░░░░░░░ the U S within ░░░░░░░░ years KAHL I said ░░░░░░░░ was the current intelligence ░░░░░░░░ s assessment is that ░░░░░░░░ K could potentially develop ░░░░░░░░ capability within six to ░░░░░░░░ months and that al ░░░░░░░░ could potentially develop that ░░░░░░░░ within one to two ░░░░░░░░ But it s precisely ░░░░░░░░ threat that we need ░░░░░░░░ remain vigilant against and ░░░░░░░░ HIRONO Yeah So how ░░░░░░░░ we determine whether they ░░░░░░░░ the intention or the ░░░░░░░░ to attack One say ░░░░░░░░ I have a capability ░░░░░░░░ do so KAHL Well ░░░░░░░░ think we are actually ░░░░░░░░ fairly certain that they ░░░░░░░░ the intention to do ░░░░░░░░ and I think that ░░░░░░░░ had the opportunity here ░░░░░░░░ the intelligence community in ░░░░░░░░ classified setting not too ░░░░░░░░ ago and we can ░░░░░░░░ up in a closed ░░░░░░░░ But we have considerable ░░░░░░░░ that they had the ░░░░░░░░ the question at the ░░░░░░░░ is the capability.”