Sen. Al Franken (D-Minn.), another Democrat up for reelection this year, issued a statement saying that he agrees with President Obama about the need to destroy the Islamic State and plans to press national security officials on details. Here’s his full statement:
“ISIL is a barbaric terrorist group, and I agree with the President that we need to degrade and ultimately destroy them. Tomorrow, the Senate will be briefed by national security officials, and I plan to ask them a number of questions. I want to find out more about the potential ramifications of these actions on the civil war in Syria, for more specifics about the coalition the administration intends to build, and about their ongoing efforts to stifle terrorist recruitment activities in Minnesota and around the country.”