You probably know Senator Dianne Feinstein as a hardcore left-winger. She has a long history of being an extremist gun-grabber, and she's been at the forefront of the movement that seeks to portray conservatives, Christians, and veterans as America's primary terrorist threats. She's a founding member of the Obama sycophant society, and - last but not least - the top ranking Democrat on the Senate Intelligence Committee.
...And now she's on record admitting that Obama's policies have failed to stem the growth of ISIS.
During an appearance on Face the Nation, Feinstein discussed a recent Intelligence Committee briefing given by John Kerry. She was asked if the meeting made her "less skeptical" of the Obama administration's approach to ISIS. Her answer (emphasis mine) is telling:
FEINSTEIN: I don't think the approach is sufficient to the job. I think there are general principles, and the general principles in terms of the administration strategy, too, but I'm concerned that we don't have the time, and we don't have years. We need to be aggressive now, because ISIL is a quasi-state.
ISIL has 30,000 fighters. It's got a civil infrastructure. It's got funding. It's spreading in other countries. And it's a big, big problem. And now what you see, I think, in other places is a competition developing from other terrorist organizations.
But ISIL is something apart. It's enormously strong. And it has to be dealt with in a very strong manner.
Clearly, she feels that the current plan - the one Obama vows not to alter - isn't doing enough. She shouldn't be surprised. If the last two years taught us anything, it's that the administration was desperate to downplay the threat at every opportunity. The problem isn't that they're not trying defeat ISIS - it's that they don't want to try.
DICKERSON: You mentioned the time component. Does that suggest the administration has been too cautious or lacks of a sense of urgency?
FEINSTEIN:
No, what I'm saying is, this has gone on too long now. And it has not gotten better. It's gotten worse.
There may be some land held by ISIL in Iraq and Syria that's been taken back, but, for all of that, there's much more they have gained in other countries, two attacks in Tunisia, four centers, Libya takeover, the Sinai, and it goes on and on.
So, I think we need a specific larger special operations plan. One -- a group of 50 is fine for what they're doing so far, but it's not going to solve the problem. And I think getting at the government in Raqqa in a way that one is not only able to get at the government, but change it, move ISIL out, that's where the head of the snake, so to speak, has to be cut off. That's Raqqa.
But it's in many other places, too. And we don't have a lot of time. There are needless deaths. We have over a million people that are refugees that are trying to save their families, trying to run from it. And we find it in Paris, and we find it in Belgium. And that's where they're running to. So, it makes no sense.
Here, you can see that Feinstein is trying to have it both ways. She's already admitted that Obama's not doing enough, that his strategy isn't working, and that ISIS is getting stronger as a result, but she's also trying to cut her master some slack. Feinstein isn't directly attacking her administration betters, but the point she's making is clear.
Obama - either for lack of desire or lack of ability - is failing in his alleged fight against ISIS.
Conservatives have been saying this all along, and as the months have passed it's become painfully obvious that they were right. Now, it's so obvious that even Feinstein is being forced to acknowledge the truth. The next step for her would be to admit that Obama isn't changing course because, as he said a few days ago,
he's "not interested in American victory."
We won't hold our breath.
