On the recordSeptember 10, 2014
You know, when the president said he's going to degrade and destroy this group. You know, it has -- as many as three times as many fighters as we thought he had just 24 hours ago.
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Jim Sciutto discusses the increase in ISIS fighters and references President Obama's commitment to degrade and destroy ISIS.
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