‘In the wake of the shootings last week, an event the President himself called an act of terrorism, the American people deserve a credible and aggressive strategy to combat this terror threat that clearly poses a danger.’
‘The President has turned a deaf ear to his own military leadership and leaders of the intelligence community in how to fight and defeat the ISIS threat.’
‘Despite the President’s rhetoric on his so-called strategy against ISIS, one thing is clear: it’s not working. And so our country clearly needs to change course.’
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) spoke on the Senate floor today following the President’s address to the nation and his failure to articulate a credible strategy to defeat ISIS.
Excerpts of Sen. Cornyn’s remarks are below, and video of his speech can be found here.
“Unfortunately, what the President communicated was that little, if any, change will be made in the current Administration’s approach to terrorism following the attack in San Bernardino last week.”
“In the wake of the shootings last week, an event the President himself called an act of terrorism, the American people deserve a credible and aggressive strategy to combat this terror threat that clearly poses a danger.”
“The President has turned a deaf ear to his own military leadership and leaders of the intelligence community in how to fight and defeat the ISIS threat. Despite the President’s rhetoric on his so-called strategy against ISIS, one thing is clear: it’s not working. And so our country clearly needs to change course.”
“So what we need and what the American people deserve from their Commander-in-Chief is candor and the willingness to show a little humility and say, ‘You know what? The way things have been – we’ve been handling them – really aren’t working very well.’”
“I hope that the President reconsiders his flawed strategy and produces a more effective one to eradicate ISIS soon, because the safety of the American people is clearly at stake.”
Senator John Cornyn, a Republican from Texas, is a member of the Senate Judiciary and Finance Committees.