Whatever it takes to defeat the Islamic State must be done now

By Cal Thomas

Published August 11, 2014 9:00pm ET

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Whatever it takes to defeat the Islamic State must be done now — A U.S. F/A-18 fighter jet takes off for Iraq from the flight deck of the U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush, in the Persian Gulf, Monday, Aug. 11, 2014. U.S. military officials say American fighter aircraft struck and destroyed several vehicles Sunday that were part of an Islamic State group convoy moving to attack Kurdish forces defending the northeastern Iraqi city of Irbil. (AP Photo/Hasan Jamali) | Hasan Jamali

When liberal Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., and the conservative former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich agree on something, attention should be paid.

Feinstein, chairwoman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, said Friday that the United States must confront the jihadists who call themselves the Islamic State. “It takes an army to defeat an army,” she said, adding, “I believe that we either confront [the Islamic State] now or we will be forced to deal with an even stronger enemy in the future.”

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