CNN: Biden's national security adviser says ISIS threat against Kabul airport is 'real' and 'acute'
(CNN)National security adviser Jake Sullivan said Sunday that the threat of ISIS against the large mass of Americans and Afghans at the Kabul airport trying to evacuate Afghanistan is "real," adding that the US is placing "paramount priority" on preventing any terrorist attack.
"The threat is real. It's acute. It is persistent. And it is something we're focused on with every tool in our arsenal," Sullivan told CNN's Brianna Keilar on "State of the Union" Sunday.
CNN reported earlier this weekend that the US military is establishing "alternative routes" to the Kabul airport because of a threat the terror group ISIS-K, a self-proclaimed branch of the Islamic State, poses to the airport and its surroundings.
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WNU Editor: While watching him this morning I was saying to myself that this crisis is way out of his league. He is the administration's public face on this crisis, and he is not good at it.
Update: President Biden is to address the nation at 16:00 EST.
I am not impressed.
His "updates" on Afghanistan have been inconsistent, out of date, and wrong. He also does not take questions from the press.
People who follow this blog are better informed.
So what's the point? .... Biden planning to give an update on situation in Afghanistan (AP).
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