Tom Cotton: ISIS Is Already Winning Whether Obama Labels Them ‘Islamic’ or Not

TAPPER Well Senator I ░░░░░░░░ his argument is if ░░░░░░░░ will permit me to ░░░░░░░░ devil s advocate that ░░░░░░░░ we as a country ░░░░░░░░ the coalition call them ░░░░░░░░ extremists then we are ░░░░░░░░ them the credibility of ░░░░░░░░ religion that has billions ░░░░░░░░ followers most of whom ░░░░░░░░ in peace and second ░░░░░░░░ all that what we ░░░░░░░░ doing is we are ░░░░░░░░ distancing ourselves from Muslims ░░░░░░░░ we need as allies ░░░░░░░░ he not have a ░░░░░░░░ COTTON Jake I don ░░░░░░░░ think the president has ░░░░░░░░ point The Islamic State ░░░░░░░░ t need any credibility ░░░░░░░░ legitimization from Barack Obama ░░░░░░░░ get that from the ░░░░░░░░ they achieve in Iraq ░░░░░░░░ Syria They appear to ░░░░░░░░ radical Muslims all around ░░░░░░░░ world to be winning ░░░░░░░░ war right now People ░░░░░░░░ a winner That s ░░░░░░░░ lesson Osama bin Laden ░░░░░░░░ in the 1990s when ░░░░░░░░ said people see a ░░░░░░░░ horse and a weak ░░░░░░░░ by nature they root ░░░░░░░░ the strong horse And ░░░░░░░░ vicious as the Islamic ░░░░░░░░ has been towards Jews ░░░░░░░░ Christians killing them cutting ░░░░░░░░ their heads burning them ░░░░░░░░ they are just as ░░░░░░░░ to most Muslims in ░░░░░░░░ and Syria who are ░░░░░░░░ under their yoke right ░░░░░░░░ and whose where they ░░░░░░░░ only expanding to gain ░░░░░░░░ territory and control of ░░░░░░░░ people The reason they ░░░░░░░░ doing that is not ░░░░░░░░ they are representative of ░░░░░░░░ Muslim faith The reason ░░░░░░░░ are doing it is ░░░░░░░░ they have more arms ░░░░░░░░ weapons and more soldiers ░░░░░░░░ no one is standing ░░░░░░░░ to them That s ░░░░░░░░ this president needs to ░░░░░░░░ TAPPER Well obviously we ░░░░░░░░ troops in Iraq and ░░░░░░░░ pilots dropping bombs training ░░░░░░░░ working with other allied ░░░░░░░░ What more do you ░░░░░░░░ the coalition needs to ░░░░░░░░ doing to defeat this ░░░░░░░░ Should there be American ░░░░░░░░ troops in Iraq and ░░░░░░░░ Should the U S ░░░░░░░░ bombing Libya again COTTON ░░░░░░░░ we certainly need to ░░░░░░░░ a lot more than ░░░░░░░░ are doing because since ░░░░░░░░ started this campaign in ░░░░░░░░ the Islamic State has ░░░░░░░░ continued to expand If ░░░░░░░░ compare the amount of ░░░░░░░░ bombing activity since then ░░░░░░░░ what George Bush did ░░░░░░░░ the early days of ░░░░░░░░ or what Bill Clinton ░░░░░░░░ over Kosovo you would ░░░░░░░░ the president and his ░░░░░░░░ wing advisors are severely ░░░░░░░░ the military As you ░░░░░░░░ point out we have ░░░░░░░░ of troops back in ░░░░░░░░ right now The Islamic ░░░░░░░░ is only a few ░░░░░░░░ from them in some ░░░░░░░░ by some reports But ░░░░░░░░ it s necessary to ░░░░░░░░ an effective strategy to ░░░░░░░░ the Islamic State that ░░░░░░░░ put forward air controllers ░░░░░░░░ the ground to help ░░░░░░░░ in more effective bombing ░░░░░░░░ or special operations forces ░░░░░░░░ have to be ready ░░░░░░░░ do that The Islamic ░░░░░░░░ is certainly not taking ░░░░░░░░ off the ground in ░░░░░░░░ Iraq or Libya or ░░░░░░░░ else The United States ░░░░░░░░ not either.”