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In reply to the discussion: Afraid of ISIS? [View all]MohRokTah
(15,429 posts)There is absolutely no doubt whatsoever in my mind this is the case. They have recruited American citizens and there are American citizens on the ground fighting for Islamic State RIGHT NOW.
That said, the threat posed to domestic security is that traiing beyond battlefield tactics will be conducted with some of these American citizens who then return to this country in order to carry out terrorist acts on American soil.
This threat is of concern to two parts of the Federal government. First and foremost, to intelligence gathering agencies in order to identify these American citizens and to track their movements outside of the United States.
Their part in this threat begins and ends there. The next step is to hand over this information to Federal law enforcement officials to handle the threat domestically as a law enforcement issue.