GOP Rep.: Too Focused on ‘Acting Now’ Against ISIS, Not Enough on ‘Being Smart’

Representative Tom Cole (R-OK) distanced himself from a This Week panel Sunday morning about what to do about ISIS, arguing that the administration had all its strategic factors in place, and that we should be less concerned about acting immediately than about acting smartly.

“Frankly, there’s way too much emphasis on acting now and doing something immediately, instead of being smart about what we do,” Cole said. “The elements of strategy are already there. We know were going to use air power, we know we’re going to use special operators, we know we’re going to have to build alliances on the ground. That’s a very doable thing. And we know we’ll probably be involved in training and supplying and equipping indigenous forces.”

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“So those things are there,” he continued. “They’re tougher in Syria than they are in Iraq. We don’t have any preexisting relationships there. But I think there’s a consensus that we are going to do things, but being a little bit thoughtful might be a good idea.”

Watch the clip below, via ABC News:

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