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Why did Obama declare ISIS 'contained' the day before Paris attack?
By Jim Sciutto, Evan Perez, Kevin Liptak and Z. Byron Wolf, CNN
Updated 4:00 PM ET, Sat November 14, [paste:font size="5"]
declared in an interview that ISIS had been "contained"
Washington (CNN)On Thursday, President Barack Obama declared in an interview that ISIS had been "contained,"asserting that the terror cell had been stalled in Iraq and Syria.
The next day, ISIS claimed responsibility for one of the worst terror attacks in European history, shattering what had been a growing sense of momentum in the global fight against extremists and driving home the frightening ability of ISIS to inspire and possibly coordinate attacks outside their power base in Iraq and in Syria.
Why did Obama declare ISIS 'contained' the day before Paris attack?
By Jim Sciutto, Evan Perez, Kevin Liptak and Z. Byron Wolf, CNN
Updated 4:00 PM ET, Sat November 14, [paste:font size="5"]
declared in an interview that ISIS had been "contained"
- ISIS has quickly matured from a group the President once called al Qaeda's "JV team" to a terrifying threat to the West
Washington (CNN)On Thursday, President Barack Obama declared in an interview that ISIS had been "contained,"asserting that the terror cell had been stalled in Iraq and Syria.
The next day, ISIS claimed responsibility for one of the worst terror attacks in European history, shattering what had been a growing sense of momentum in the global fight against extremists and driving home the frightening ability of ISIS to inspire and possibly coordinate attacks outside their power base in Iraq and in Syria.
