Jon Stewart got serious during his interview with U.N. Ambassador Samantha Power on “The Daily Show” Tuesday night, grilling her about the Obama administration’s handling of the ISIS terror threat in Syria and Iraq.
In particular, Stewart suggested that the United States’ rhetoric about ISIS is stronger than its actual action against the terrorists in the Middle East.
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“Why is it that, when the president says, ‘This is an existential threat, so we’re on it. Go back to watching the “Good Wife,”‘ the rhetoric doesn’t seem to match the reality in some respects?” the comedian inquired of Power.
After receiving an unsatisfying answer from the U.N. ambassador about the “genuine coalition” the U.S. has organized to fight ISIS, Stewart pressed on.
“It seems like we would do more,” alleged Stewart. “If you want to say to a country or to the world, ‘This is a threat to the world’s existence,’ but nobody’s going to put ground troops in and we’re just going to lob some strategic bombs, it seems like a strange correlation.”
Later, Stewart also questioned President Obama’s honesty when he insists that 3,000 “advisors” are being sent to the Middle East to aid the Syrian and Iraqi soldiers.
“When you hear the president say, ‘Well, we’re going to send in some more advisors.’ How many? ‘Well, 3,000.’ It gets real Vietnam-y to me,” explained Stewart.
“That’s a lot of advice,” he added. “I can’t help but think, 1,000 advisors, okay. The other 2,000, they’re probably troops.”
However, Powers gave him a firm “no” on his suspicion.
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