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ISIS not immediate threat to U.S.
Bruce West
Sep. 19, 2014 6:42 pm
It is time for the United States to pull back its military involvement in the Middle East.
ISIS is a terrible thing, but most experts agree that it is not an immediate threat to the United States. We have a Department of Homeland Security. We should be devoting our energies to strengthening it.
ISIS is a much greater threat to Saudi Arabia, Iran and the other countries in the Middle Eastern than it is to us, and yet they are standing back and allowing the United States to face their enemy. Let them handle their own homeland security. We will handle ours.
Bruce West
North Liberty
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