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(Wash. Post) James Clapper: We underestimated the Islamic State’s ”˜will to fight’

Posted on September 19, 2014 by Kendall Harmon

The United States has made the same mistake in evaluating fighters from the Islamic State that it did in Vietnam ”” underestimating the enemy’s will, according to James Clapper, the director of national intelligence.

Clapper’s comments came in a telephone interview Wednesday, in which he summarized the elements of a new National Intelligence Strategy released this week. Clapper also answered some broader questions about intelligence issues confronting the country.

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