The Islamic State (ISIS) is out to attack the United States, but the Obama administration is woefully behind in going after the vicious Islamic terror group, says Sen. John Barrasso, chairman of the Senate Republican Policy Committee.
"They're violent, they're brutal, they're bloodthirsty and they're coming for all of us which is why the threat is there worldwide," Barrasso, a Wyoming Republican, said Thursday on "The Steve Malzberg Show" on
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"The video of the beheading of the American journalist was titled 'A Message to America." That's why we have to be aggressive in dealing with them."
But he fears that the Obama administrations plan to create a coalition of countries to fight ISIS as well as vigorous airstrikes of the compounds, is "a dollar short and a day late in getting there."
"They should've done this a long time ago. Secretary [of State John] Kerry testified yesterday at the Foreign Relations Committee and I had a chance to ask him a number of questions. I don't think they have the policy flushed out yet.
"You have different opinions coming from different people of whether there's going to be boots on the ground, if there's not going to be boots on the ground and if they're going to be American boots."
Barrasso is hoping for a Republican takeover of the Senate in November.
"I've been traveling around the country and have my colleagues trying to help candidates get elected. We'll know after November. In so many races, it's still too close to call," he said.
One major project Barrasso hopes can be passed is the Keystone XL pipeline, which has been stalled for six years under the Democrats.
"This administration is being held hostage by environmental extremists and the fundraising arm of the Democratic Party. That's why this has slowed down. [Senate Majority Leader] Harry Reid put a stop to this," he said.
"We've established and put together a bipartisan group of senators who are ready to vote to approve the Keystone XL pipeline, but Harry Reid and Barack Obama don't want the vote taken."