Scary times when those two old fossils agree.
Via CNS News
Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), the former chair of the Senate intelligence committee, says she agrees with Republican Sen. John McCain that the U.S. needs Special Operations forces on the ground in Iraq and Syria:
“Let me tell you where I come down on it,” Feinstein told CBS’s “Face the Nation” with Bob Schieffer. “I think our intelligence with respect to what’s going to happen in many of these countries is weak. Whether it’s because we do not have adequate human intelligence or not, I don’t know.
“But we have seen — McCain is right. We have seen this happen a number of times. We certainly saw it with the Ukraine and the taking of the Crimea and now what happened with the Houthis and–”
“In Yemen,” Schieffer interrupted.
“In Yemen, right,” Feinstein said.
“And with respect there, no one knows what is going to happen. The future is unknown, which really should not be the case. We know that the Houthis have said they would leave us alone, and yet their slogan is “Death to America, “Death to Israel.” They have deposed the president. The military has separated off.
“We have less than 300 Yemeni military guarding our embassy. So, I think there are a number of priorities there. One is to see that our people are safe. The second is to take a good look at our policy with respect to Yemen.