Rep. Gabbard: Kerry ‘Completely Missing the Point of Radical Islamic Ideology’

GABBARD The first and ░░░░░░░░ important step and I ░░░░░░░░ to you about this ░░░░░░░░ week when I was ░░░░░░░░ your show is we ░░░░░░░░ to identify exactly who ░░░░░░░░ are Something happened today ░░░░░░░░ Secretary Kerry made a ░░░░░░░░ which I think was ░░░░░░░░ evident of the problem ░░░░░░░░ re seeing In a ░░░░░░░░ he talked about how ░░░░░░░░ Islamic extremists they re ░░░░░░░░ in criminal conduct rooted ░░░░░░░░ alienation poverty thrill seeking ░░░░░░░░ other factors And he ░░░░░░░░ on to say ultimately ░░░░░░░░ fight will be determined ░░░░░░░░ our success in creating ░░░░░░░░ that s widely shared ░░░░░░░░ is completely missing the ░░░░░░░░ of this radical Islamic ░░░░░░░░ that s fueling these ░░░░░░░░ and mistakenly a huge ░░░░░░░░ thinking that somehow Okay ░░░░░░░░ look if we give ░░░░░░░░ 10 000 and give ░░░░░░░░ a nice place to ░░░░░░░░ that somehow they re ░░░░░░░░ going to be engaged ░░░░░░░░ this fighting Osama bin ░░░░░░░░ is a perfect example ░░░░░░░░ millionaire who left and ░░░░░░░░ and lived in the ░░░░░░░░ because of this radical ░░░░░░░░ that was fueling his ░░░░░░░░ his attack on the ░░░░░░░░ States and these attacks ░░░░░░░░ re seeing further now ░░░░░░░░ BLITZER CNN When you ░░░░░░░░ with me here in ░░░░░░░░ Situation Room with me ░░░░░░░░ week you said you ░░░░░░░░ the president of the ░░░░░░░░ States to directly address ░░░░░░░░ issue I think in ░░░░░░░░ words Islamic terrorism You ░░░░░░░░ him to use those ░░░░░░░░ which he s been ░░░░░░░░ to do Have you ░░░░░░░░ from the White House ░░░░░░░░ those comments they caused ░░░░░░░░ a little stir GABBARD ░░░░░░░░ haven t It s ░░░░░░░░ unfortunate and disturbing to ░░░░░░░░ to see Secretary John ░░░░░░░░ doubling down on that ░░░░░░░░ to use those words ░░░░░░░░ the words matter it ░░░░░░░░ not just empty words ░░░░░░░░ matter because words are ░░░░░░░░ of understanding and feeling ░░░░░░░░ intention And if you ░░░░░░░░ to understand this simple ░░░░░░░░ of who exactly is ░░░░░░░░ enemy who is posing ░░░░░░░░ threat to the American ░░░░░░░░ and why then we ░░░░░░░░ t even begin to ░░░░░░░░ about how do you ░░░░░░░░ them That s a ░░░░░░░░ separate conversation that can ░░░░░░░░ happen once that identification ░░░░░░░░ place.