John Kerry: “I believe we need to defeat ISIL before they develop the operational…”

On the recordSeptember 16, 2014

I believe we need to defeat ISIL before they develop the operational capacity to perform a September 11-like attack.

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Kerry warns against ISIL's potential to launch a major attack similar to 9/11.

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John Kerry: “I believe we need to defeat ISIL before they develop the operational capacity to perform a September 11-like attack.”