Rob Wittman actually said...

"We have got to be smart about how we build local support to confront ISIL, but make no mistake about it, they are a threat."

"This threat exists, and we have to confront it, and every time a decision comes up, I really think a lot of the opposition is we just don't want to have to deal with it."

"Their ideology is clearly a threat."

"The strongest argument that Al Qaeda and ISIL have to present to the people they want to join them is that they are protecting Islam against Western aggression."