Andrea Mitchell has no idea what world President Obama is in.
The president has been called disconnected, wishful, and out of touch with reality. Today, Mitchell joined the reporters who have criticized the Obama administration for being too cocky and belittling the threat the Islamic State (IS, commonly known as ISIS) poses to the United States and its allies.
"But what is very striking is that in the present State of the Union address, he said there's been progress in rolling back ISIS in Iraq and Syria. Perhaps there's been some progress in Iraq--that's debatable. There certainly has been no progress in Syria," Mitchell said. "I'm not sure the president meant to even say there was progress in Syria, because Aleppo, there's no progress in the cities of Syria. ISIS still controls that territory."
The White House has struggled to stay ahead of the activities in the region. The reactive Obama administration has touted that their strategy is working in Syria, Iraq, Yemen, Libya, and other Middle Eastern countries. Many view these nations as failed states, today.
"Nobody should say there's been progress against ISIS because it is just not true," Evan Kohlmann said.
