My judgment and experience is that this was an ISIS inspired attack. And it has been opened as a terrorism investigation by the FBI, which is a very significant event in this case. Mike McCaul More Quotes by Mike McCaul More Quotes From Mike McCaul I would have strongly preferred for the administration to utilize the long-established and codified arms sale review process. Mike McCaul top-news Changes need to be made. Mike McCaul politics This administration has been a strong supporter of these solutions, and I commend the recent decision to deploy the National Guard to the border. Mike McCaul top-news I am pleased to see the Obama administration is finally responding to Russian meddling, but these actions are long overdue. … For years I have pressed them to stand up to Russia … . I look forward to working with the incoming Trump administration to make sure that … our adversaries not to do it again. Mike McCaul politics I don’t think Valerie Jarrett has any credibility here. Mike McCaul politics We don’t know for certain yet. Mike McCaul politics They’ve said they’re on the run for many years, and they’re not, i think the airstrikes have ramped up external operations … This is an unprecedented pace of terror in modern times. And so to say they’re on the run … absolutely defies reality. Mike McCaul politics I disagree, i’ve been briefed by the FBI and Homeland Security. They tell me that this can not be done. Mike McCaul politics Mike McCaul said. Mike McCaul went on to cite several problems with the administration's plan, including not having a comprehensive list of the estimated 5,000 or more foreign fighters around the world. Paris changes everything, there are a lot of holes -- gaping holes. Mike McCaul politics We don’t have the databases. Mike McCaul politics The sad fact is, because we've had a failed policy and failed leadership, now we're having to rely on Russians and the Iranians to go into Syria to fight and destroy ISIS, and that's kind of where we are today. I think … it's this weakness invites aggression. Mike McCaul politics When you project weakness throughout the world and you have a failed foreign policy, this is what you get, and now we have chaos in the Middle East, have ISIS taking over Iraq, Syria, Northern Africa, Egypt. Now we have the Russiansin there; it has presented a very complicated strategy moving forward in terms of protecting the American people. Mike McCaul latest-headlines It's a huge threat. Mike McCaul latest-headlines ISIS themselves have stated their intention to take advantage of the crisis to infiltrate the West. Mike McCaul latest-headlines I’m concerned, he is a very passionate man. He likes to get out with the people. And with that comes a large security risk…But as that date approaches, I think we’re all very vigilant to protect him as he comes into the United States. Mike McCaul us We are monitoring very closely threats against the pope as he comes into the United States. Mike McCaul us This is a very difficult counterterrorism challenge in the United States. Mike McCaul top-news I am extremely concerned about Syrian and ISIS recruiters can use the Internet at lightning speeds to recruit followers in the United States with thousands of followers in the United States and then activate them to do whatever they want to do, whether it’s military installations, law enforcement or possibly a Fourth of July event parade. Mike McCaul latest-headlines In light of the three attacks in three hours on three continents overseas shows us that ISIS is just regionalized like the administration says only in Iraq and Syria but rather demonstrates a global threat, that they can conduct external operations and they’re very savvy doing that over the Internet. Mike McCaul latest-headlines I am extremely concerned about Syrian and ISIS recruiters who use the Internet. Mike McCaul politics
