By Greta Van Susteren
Let's all go "Off the Record." What is in the water in the White House and the State Department? First, some background: Today, Secretary of State John Kerry, on behalf of the Obama administration, making a big announcement, declaring for the first time that ISIS, also known as Daesh, is committing genocide against Christians and others.
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JOHN KERRY, U.S. SECRETARY OF STATE: In my judgment, Daesh is responsible for genocide against groups in areas under its control, including the Yazidis, Christians, and Shia Muslims.
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Seriously? Not to be mean, but seriously? The Obama administration is just figuring that out today? The administration says the delay has been due to a legal review to see if ISIS' actions met the definition of genocide.
But let me say it again. Seriously? They needed a review? Twenty seven months ago, I went to a refugee camp in Iraq with the Rev. Franklin Graham and the writing was all over the wall. You don't have to travel to Iraq to admit the obvious. Pick up a newspaper, log online, or turn on the TV.
Three months ago, I asked this Yazidi young woman why she came to the U.S.
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NADIA MURAD BASHEE TAHA, YAZIDI RIGHTS ACTIVIST: I came to the United States because of the genocide that was committed against my people, against the Yazidis by ISIS.
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Genocide, yes. ISIS is committing genocide. It's not a mystery. What is a mystery is why did it take the Obama administration so long to figure that out? That's really disturbing. And that's my "Off the Record" comment tonight.
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