He’s not blaming the president for Al-Qaeda being a bigger threat, but Rep. Peter King says it’s certainly counter to the president’s message Al-Qaeda has been decimated. He says that’s one reason he believes the administration lied about Benghazi because it’s proof that Al-Qaeda is far from decimated.
When asked why he says they’ve become an even bigger threat, he says they’ve spread out across different countries and become much harder to identify as they now have even more affiliates in other countries like Ansar-al-Sharia and Boko Haram.
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