Kinzinger: ‘We Have an Obligation’ to ‘Push Back This Enemy That Is Creeping in Iraq’

KINZINGER Let s be ░░░░░░░░ The full withdrawal from ░░░░░░░░ was a complete mistake ░░░░░░░░ we had a status ░░░░░░░░ with 20 000 troops ░░░░░░░░ would not be in ░░░░░░░░ situation Our airstrikes going ░░░░░░░░ be the panacea I ░░░░░░░░ t know But we ░░░░░░░░ seeing what happens when ░░░░░░░░ occurs You re going ░░░░░░░░ have Baghdad almost the ░░░░░░░░ of Chicago in flames ░░░░░░░░ re going to have ░░░░░░░░ in flames Imagine what ░░░░░░░░ s going to do ░░░░░░░░ the Middle East If ░░░░░░░░ s an opportunity to ░░░░░░░░ these bad guys that ░░░░░░░░ coming in and taking ░░░░░░░░ the Iraqi government there ░░░░░░░░ a reason the Iraqis ░░░░░░░░ airstrikes because they think ░░░░░░░░ ll be effective There ░░░░░░░░ a reason why Iraqis ░░░░░░░░ doing airstrikes because it ░░░░░░░░ killing bad guys I ░░░░░░░░ we have an obligation ░░░░░░░░ come in and help ░░░░░░░░ back this enemy that ░░░░░░░░ creeping Iraq Also from ░░░░░░░░ in Syria this is ░░░░░░░░ they ve been able ░░░░░░░░ plan and organize in ░░░░░░░░ They re establishing this ░░░░░░░░ across the Middle East ░░░░░░░░ we will rue the ░░░░░░░░ if we don t ░░░░░░░░ action TAPPER Congressman GABBARD ░░░░░░░░ I just want to ░░░░░░░░ in You have to ░░░░░░░░ who is the bad ░░░░░░░░ KINZINGER ISIS GABBARD It ░░░░░░░░ easy to say let ░░░░░░░░ go in and get ░░░░░░░░ bad guys but you ░░░░░░░░ a divided country of ░░░░░░░░ and Shias The United ░░░░░░░░ goes and takes action ░░░░░░░░ on behalf of the ░░░░░░░░ government with Maliki you ░░░░░░░░ Iran coming in and ░░░░░░░░ with we re Maliki ░░░░░░░░ now we re aligning ░░░░░░░░ with Iran and if ░░░░░░░░ do airstrikes becoming a ░░░░░░░░ facto air force for ░░░░░░░░ Or you have the ░░░░░░░░ Islamic terrorists who are ░░░░░░░░ So who are you ░░░░░░░░ are the bad guys ░░░░░░░░ the perception to the ░░░░░░░░ people would not be ░░░░░░░░ the United States is ░░░░░░░░ to fight for us ░░░░░░░░ their part of this ░░░░░░░░ country KINZINGER Well I ░░░░░░░░ Because the Iraqi people ░░░░░░░░ the Iraqi government has ░░░░░░░░ for the United States ░░░░░░░░ What we re saying ░░░░░░░░ gee since we don ░░░░░░░░ fully grasp the situation ░░░░░░░░ the Iraqi government fall ░░░░░░░░ that s what s ░░░░░░░░ the eve of happening ░░░░░░░░ isn t new either ░░░░░░░░ started in January and ░░░░░░░░ re just learning about ░░░░░░░░ today because it s ░░░░░░░░ TAPPER It is of ░░░░░░░░ and I know you ░░░░░░░░ not disputing this very ░░░░░░░░ KINZINGER Of course TAPPER ░░░░░░░░ instance ISIS in addition ░░░░░░░░ being opposed to the ░░░░░░░░ government is opposed to ░░░░░░░░ Syrian government and many ░░░░░░░░ wanted strikes against Assad ░░░░░░░░ guess what ISIS wanted ░░░░░░░░ against Assad too If ░░░░░░░░ s ever been a ░░░░░░░░ for blowback again I ░░░░░░░░ not advocating anything but ░░░░░░░░ there s ever been ░░░░░░░░ condition for blowback this ░░░░░░░░ be it You don ░░░░░░░░ know who to root ░░░░░░░░ KINZINGER ISIS was taking ░░░░░░░░ of the situation in ░░░░░░░░ to help whenever you ░░░░░░░░ lawlessness and craziness they ░░░░░░░░ taking advantage of that ░░░░░░░░ establish their state in ░░░░░░░░ So are they opposed ░░░░░░░░ Assad sure But they ░░░░░░░░ taking the fact of ░░░░░░░░ control of large swaths ░░░░░░░░ Syrian territory They don ░░░░░░░░ see national boundaries Now ░░░░░░░░ re moving into Iraq ░░░░░░░░ want to take all ░░░░░░░░ Iraq Imagine what this ░░░░░░░░ going to do when ░░░░░░░░ falls to flames So ░░░░░░░░ can sit back and ░░░░░░░░ gee who are the ░░░░░░░░ guys Or we can ░░░░░░░░ up and say we ░░░░░░░░ going to stiffen the ░░░░░░░░ of the Iraqi military ░░░░░░░░ take their land back ░░░░░░░░ give an opportunity for ░░░░░░░░ reconciliation.”