Marie Harf Credits Obama with Retaking of Raqqa from ISIS

RUSH TRANSCRIPT Martha Absolutely ░░░░░░░░ you very much Here ░░░░░░░░ more tonight Karl rove ░░░░░░░░ chief of staff to ░░░░░░░░ George W Bush and ░░░░░░░░ hart both are Fox ░░░░░░░░ contributors Great to have ░░░░░░░░ of your tonight as ░░░░░░░░ wait for the president ░░░░░░░░ speech to get started ░░░░░░░░ few minutes down the ░░░░░░░░ I want to start ░░░░░░░░ you I heard general ░░░░░░░░ Keane talk about this ░░░░░░░░ morning and he said ░░░░░░░░ took the Obama Administration ░░░░░░░░ too long to deal ░░░░░░░░ ISIS He claims that ░░░░░░░░ administration was too concerned ░░░░░░░░ possible adverse consequences of ░░░░░░░░ actions and he sees ░░░░░░░░ Trump s action as ░░░░░░░░ and effective what do ░░░░░░░░ say HARF I think ░░░░░░░░ took the whole world ░░░░░░░░ surprise how quickly they ░░░░░░░░ able to take territory ░░░░░░░░ Iraq and Syria back ░░░░░░░░ they first really rose ░░░░░░░░ prominence After our administration ░░░░░░░░ a better sense of ░░░░░░░░ was going on we ░░░░░░░░ put in place a ░░░░░░░░ that we see being ░░░░░░░░ out now The plan ░░░░░░░░ retake Raqqa was put ░░░░░░░░ place during the Obama ░░░░░░░░ President Trump has done ░░░░░░░░ he has made some ░░░░░░░░ around the edges but ░░░░░░░░ is the plan at ░░░░░░░░ military has had in ░░░░░░░░ for a long time ░░░░░░░░ Ed is absolutely right ░░░░░░░░ is a big victory ░░░░░░░░ of the military would ░░░░░░░░ that they weren t ░░░░░░░░ to do what they ░░░░░░░░ they could do and ░░░░░░░░ want to get you ░░░░░░░░ here even President Bush ░░░░░░░░ he would listen to ░░░░░░░░ generals had daily conversations ░░░░░░░░ them We did not ░░░░░░░░ that the Obama Administration ░░░░░░░░ reason Isa spread so ░░░░░░░░ in that map without ░░░░░░░░ across the Syria and ░░░░░░░░ was because 2012 for ░░░░░░░░ reasons the Obama Administration ░░░░░░░░ our military forces from ░░░░░░░░ Does anybody think that ░░░░░░░░ we we had kept ░░░░░░░░ gathering and assets and ░░░░░░░░ trainers and military coordinators ░░░░░░░░ as an organized column ░░░░░░░░ ISIS approached him also ░░░░░░░░ American firepower and leadership ░░░░░░░░ not have felt the ░░░░░░░░ keep them restrained and ░░░░░░░░ allow them to take ░░░░░░░░ Right after literally the ░░░░░░░░ boundaries effective President Trump ░░░░░░░░ two things First of ░░░░░░░░ he made clear that ░░░░░░░░ are going to take ░░░░░░░░ and we saw that ░░░░░░░░ what President Obama said ░░░░░░░░ s a redline that ░░░░░░░░ dropped gas on their ░░░░░░░░ people When the Syrians ░░░░░░░░ gas on their own ░░░░░░░░ under this president he ░░░░░░░░ took action and then ░░░░░░░░ listened to the military ░░░░░░░░ unleashed them on the ░░░░░░░░ they could do which ░░░░░░░░ setting up a force ░░░░░░░░ Syrians to work with ░░░░░░░░ trainers and American assistance ░░░░░░░░ do what we saw ░░░░░░░░ Let s not kid ░░░░░░░░ the battle against ISIS ░░░░░░░░ going to continue They ░░░░░░░░ been kicked out of ░░░░░░░░ but just like Al ░░░░░░░░ we will face these ░░░░░░░░ for years to come ░░░░░░░░ They ve moved down ░░░░░░░░ the euphrates River Valley ░░░░░░░░ s what they have ░░░░░░░░ while this area has ░░░░░░░░ bombed and hit so ░░░░░░░░ You also have the ░░░░░░░░ element They recently retook ░░░░░░░░ city of my of ░░░░░░░░ a stronghold of ISIS ░░░░░░░░ I have the battle ░░░░░░░░ Russia and Iran and ░░░░░░░░ Syrian forces backed by ░░░░░░░░ United States for control ░░░░░░░░ Syria The Syrians have ░░░░░░░░ s going to continue ░░░░░░░░ of the fact that ░░░░░░░░ have retaken raqqa I ░░░░░░░░ the realtor from ISIS ░░░░░░░░ respond here ISIS would ░░░░░░░░ have existed if its ░░░░░░░░ hadn t been able ░░░░░░░░ flourish after we invaded ░░░░░░░░ back in the bush ░░░░░░░░ administration This has a ░░░░░░░░ history than the Obama ░░░░░░░░ To be clear I ░░░░░░░░ the ISIS ideology having ░░░░░░░░ to Europe to Africa ░░░░░░░░ Asia and these lone ░░░░░░░░ who have maybe ever ░░░░░░░░ gone to Syria Martha ░░░░░░░░ have a great point ░░░░░░░░ came from the am ░░░░░░░░ five general director Andrew ░░░░░░░░ in the U K ░░░░░░░░ He says the U ░░░░░░░░ Has seen a dramatic ░░░░░░░░ in threats from Islamic ░░░░░░░░ this year reflecting attacks ░░░░░░░░ have taken place in ░░░░░░░░ Manchester and the London ░░░░░░░░ He goes on to ░░░░░░░░ he said the threat ░░░░░░░░ multidimensional evolving rapidly and ░░░░░░░░ at a scale and ░░░░░░░░ that we have not ░░░░░░░░ before That s a ░░░░░░░░ word It is Unlike ░░░░░░░░ Qaeda which really wanted ░░░░░░░░ who are going to ░░░░░░░░ out terrorist attacks in ░░░░░░░░ names to commit them ░░░░░░░░ with them ISIS doesn ░░░░░░░░ care They are fine ░░░░░░░░ you go online to ░░░░░░░░ radicalized and then commit ░░░░░░░░ attack and learning These ░░░░░░░░ don t have to ░░░░░░░░ to Syria or Iraq ░░░░░░░░ it s much harder ░░░░░░░░ find folks like that ░░░░░░░░ this is going to ░░░░░░░░ a very serious challenge ░░░░░░░░ the west across Africa ░░░░░░░░ Asia Martha I want ░░░░░░░░ play something from the ░░░░░░░░ Garden The Greek prime ░░░░░░░░ with President Trump A ░░░░░░░░ by John Roberts Watch ░░░░░░░░ You said the potential ░░░░░░░░ a Donald Trump presidency ░░░░░░░░ hope we will not ░░░░░░░░ this evil I m ░░░░░░░░ after spending time with ░░░░░░░░ president have you changed ░░░░░░░░ mind I wish I ░░░░░░░░ that before my speech ░░░░░░░░ meeting that we had ░░░░░░░░ very productive and not ░░░░░░░░ moment today feel threatened ░░░░░░░░ any time A number ░░░░░░░░ countries were a little ░░░░░░░░ nervous at the beginning ░░░░░░░░ I have very good ░░░░░░░░ with the leaders of ░░░░░░░░ every country dealt with ░░░░░░░░ Interesting moment One quick ░░░░░░░░ may I say that ░░░░░░░░ was really taken aback ░░░░░░░░ your audacious life suggesting ░░░░░░░░ President Bush was responsible ░░░░░░░░ Al Qaeda and ISIS ░░░░░░░░ terrorism has been around ░░░░░░░░ 20 years before he ░░░░░░░░ office You may have ░░░░░░░░ the attack in 1993 ░░░░░░░░ was responding to what ░░░░░░░░ said about President Obama ░░░░░░░░ out of Iraq and ░░░░░░░░ being responsible for the ░░░░░░░░ For the spread of ░░░░░░░░ ISIS actually started as ░░░░░░░░ qi during the bushes ░░░░░░░░ We have to Martha ░░░░░░░░ terms of the Greek ░░░░░░░░ minister saint President Trump ░░░░░░░░ be evil he handled ░░░░░░░░ moment while at that ░░░░░░░░ lot of people were ░░░░░░░░ coming in If you ░░░░░░░░ to Europe during a ░░░░░░░░ and what we call ░░░░░░░░ new Europe eastern and ░░░░░░░░ Europe there is a ░░░░░░░░ recognition that America they ░░░░░░░░ America to be more ░░░░░░░░ but America is there ░░░░░░░░ a way that they ░░░░░░░░ afraid it wouldn t ░░░░░░░░ Martha Thank you very ░░░░░░░░ great to see you guys