“It’s not any different than those who claim to be Christians or Jews or Hindus and commit atrocious acts,” Democratic Rep. Andre Carson said on CNN’s New Day of the attacks.
“I think it’s clear that we will never win the war on national terrorism, or even global terrorism for that matter, without getting help from Muslims, getting help from Sikhs, getting help from non-theists — those who are committed to keeping our country safer and making the world a better place to live,” he added.
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He would not endorse a further commitment of troops from the U.S. to fight the growing threat posed by ISIS in the Middle East, saying “we don’t want to have what we had in Iraq,” but said while the administration has done a “fantastic job” addressing the threat, “there’s more to be done.”
“We cannot win this war unless we get help from our friends in the Arab League and the international community. It’s very clear,” he said.
