Feinstein: ‘I Commend’ Obama, It’s Not Easy To Change Your Mind

FEINSTEIN: “I think the intelligence that has been coming in lately is quite stark in what’s happened: the number of foreign fighters, the number of tribal fighters that have joined the ISIL forces, the numbers in the ISIL forces. I think the numbers alone are a very captivating case. They are huge ... and I think the atrocities they have committed in the process are now so starkly known and continuing that, this says, ‘We have got to act now.’ So I commend the president. It’s not easy when you take one position and then you look at new facts and you say, ‘My goodness, I have to change my mind.’ I think he has done that in a very authoritative and comprehensive way. I think the plan he has put together with ten Arab countries is — gives us a good chance of success, and certainly, participation. So, I thought the speech last night was strong, was positive, and I only hope that both sides of this place they call the Congress will come together and do what’s right.”