Nov 16, 2015 ... Dianne Feinstein sharply contradicted President Barack Obama on Monday,  disagreeing with his claim that the Islamic State is "contained." ... deputy national  security adviser Ben Rhodes said the president was "referring very specifically to  the question of ISIL's geographic expansion in Iraq and Syria.".
Nov 15, 2015 ... Last week, President Barack Obama said the Islamic State is "contained" -- a  comment that has been scrutinized in the wake of the deadly attacks in ... "The  president was responding very specifically to the geographic expansion of ISIL in  Iraq and Syria," Rhodes said, using another acronym for the group.
Nov 16, 2015 ... In a November 15 piece, PolitiFact rated as "true" Rhodes' explanation that "[w] hen President Barack Obama said ISIS, or ISIL, was contained, he 'was  responding very specifically to the geographic expansion of ISIL in Iraq and Syria .'" Furthermore, PolitiFact concluded that "references or suggestions that ...
Nov 15, 2015 ... US President Barack Obama has been criticized for saying that ISIS (also known  as the Islamic State and ISIL) had been "contained" one day before ... "The  president was referring very specifically to the question of ISIL's geographic  expansion in Iraq and Syria," Ben Rhodes, the White House deputy ...
Sep 10, 2014 ... So ISIL poses a threat to the people of Iraq and Syria, and the broader Middle  East -- including American citizens, personnel and facilities. If left unchecked,  these terrorists could pose a growing threat beyond that region, including to the  United States. While we have not yet detected specific plotting against ...
When President Barack Obama said ISIS, or ISIL, was contained, he "was responding very specifically to the geographic expansion of ISIL in Iraq and Syria."