Assessing The Islamic State’s Threat Capacity

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With Douglas Feith, Andy McCarthy, Seán McGurk, and Rep. Gus Bilirakis

DOUGLAS FEITH, Former Undersecretary of Defense for Policy:

• US attempts to slow the Islamic State’s advances in Iraq
• ISIS’ threat capacity outside of the Middle East
• Is Afghanistan the next Iraq?
• Details of the ongoing danger Hamas poses to Israel

ANDY McCARTHY, author of “Faithless Execution: Building the Political Case for Obama’s Impeachment”:

• Blame being put on George W. Bush for the current Iraq crisis by the Administration
• Jimmy Carter’s controversial opinion about Hamas
• Problems with the classification of the Fort Hood massacre as an “isolated, lone-wolf” incident

SEÁN McGURK, Former Director of the National Cyber Security & Communications Integration Center at the Department of Homeland Security:

• Evolution of warfare into the “cyber domain,” and the adoption of cyber warfare as an asymmetrical weapon by state actors
• Potential damages to critical energy infrastructure from the DragonFly/Energetic Bear malware
• Ways Congress can help the private sector fight cyber threats

Rep. GUS BILIRAKIS, FL-12:

• The need to hold Turkey accountable for its hostile behavior towards Israel
• Importance of securing U.S. energy independence
• Urgent issues facing the U.S. electric grid
• Recent House legislation to improve the VA