Washington (CNN) -- ISIS, a top intelligence official said more than a year ago, has "ruthlessly grown in effectiveness."
In October a senior administration official said the terror group represented "a major and increasing threat" -- to the region and the United States.
Eight months ago, the military's top intelligence official warned ISIS "will attempt to take territory."
Those were the public assessments of ISIS coming from President Barack Obama's own administration dating back more than a year. So why is the president saying now his intelligence agencies misjudged the terror group, currently being pummeled by U.S. and coalition airstrikes?
http://www.cnn.com/2014/09/29/politics/obama-underestimates-isis/
In October a senior administration official said the terror group represented "a major and increasing threat" -- to the region and the United States.
Eight months ago, the military's top intelligence official warned ISIS "will attempt to take territory."
Those were the public assessments of ISIS coming from President Barack Obama's own administration dating back more than a year. So why is the president saying now his intelligence agencies misjudged the terror group, currently being pummeled by U.S. and coalition airstrikes?
http://www.cnn.com/2014/09/29/politics/obama-underestimates-isis/