Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton warned on Wednesday that the Islamic State is far more dangerous than previous terrorist groups, including the one that led the attacks on the World Trade Center on 9/11. 'It’s a serious threat because this is the best-funded, most professional, expansionist jihadist military force that we have ever seen,' Clinton told the Economic Club of Chicago, according to the Washington Post. 'This is far more advanced and far richer than al Qaeda ever was,' Clinton declared. The former U.S. official's claim follows an admission from President Barack Obama last week that intelligence officials 'underestimated' ISIS' rapid accession in Iraq and 'overestimated' the Middle Eastern country's ability to fight off the extremist group.
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'This is the best-funded, most professional, expansionist jihadist military force that we have ever seen,' Clinton told the Economic Club of Chicago
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President Barack Obama admitted last week that intelligence officials 'underestimated' ISIS' rapid accession in Iraq
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Clinton said Wednesday she believes ISIS 'will attempt to launch attacks against Western targets if it has the ability to do so'
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