SYRIA

STEPHANOPOULOS Mr Rhodes thank ░░░░░░░░ for joining us this ░░░░░░░░ What is the latest ░░░░░░░░ you have Does the ░░░░░░░░ now agree with President ░░░░░░░░ that this was an ░░░░░░░░ of war by ISIS ░░░░░░░░ Yes George first of ░░░░░░░░ in all likelihood clearly ░░░░░░░░ the signs point to ░░░░░░░░ being the responsibility of ░░░░░░░░ That s a determination ░░░░░░░░ the French authorities have ░░░░░░░░ Certainly our information supports ░░░░░░░░ strong likelihood that ISIL ░░░░░░░░ involved in this We ░░░░░░░░ agree that this was ░░░░░░░░ act of war by ░░░░░░░░ Anytime you have this ░░░░░░░░ of indiscriminate targeting of ░░░░░░░░ civilians we see that ░░░░░░░░ an act of war ░░░░░░░░ a terrorist group That ░░░░░░░░ why frankly we ve ░░░░░░░░ waging war against ISIL ░░░░░░░░ for over a year ░░░░░░░░ thousands of airstrikes and ░░░░░░░░ for partners who are ░░░░░░░░ them on the ground ░░░░░░░░ And is there any ░░░░░░░░ suggesting a specific and ░░░░░░░░ threat to the homeland ░░░░░░░░ know yesterday there was ░░░░░░░░ Has anything new developed ░░░░░░░░ RHODES No George the ░░░░░░░░ had a meeting yesterday ░░░░░░░░ included the Secretary of ░░░░░░░░ Security the director of ░░░░░░░░ FBI our determination is ░░░░░░░░ s not a specific ░░░░░░░░ threat to the homeland ░░░░░░░░ this time But we ░░░░░░░░ going to be very ░░░░░░░░ because we know ISIL ░░░░░░░░ the aspirations to attack ░░░░░░░░ United States as well ░░░░░░░░ our European and other ░░░░░░░░ and partners So we ░░░░░░░░ constantly going to be ░░░░░░░░ threads on that intelligence ░░░░░░░░ information with our allies ░░░░░░░░ seeing if there are ░░░░░░░░ aspirations that lead to ░░░░░░░░ in the United States.”