Rogers Says U.S. in Greater Danger Now Than Before 9-11Rogers Says U.S. in Greater Danger Now Than Before 9-11

8/18/14 - Is the terrorist threat worse now than before September 11th? Livingston County’s voice in Congress says yes. Congressman Mike Rogers said Sunday he believes the rise of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, also known as ISIS, has left the U.S. in greater danger than it was leading up to the Sept. 11 attacks more than a decade ago. Rogers, a Howell Republican who chairs the House Intelligence Committee, was a guest on CBS’s Face the Nation with Bob Schieffer. "I do, again, only because the threat matrix is so wide. And it's so deep. We just didn't have that before 9/11. So, when you get terrorist organization that holds land the size of Indiana, has tanks, helicopters, they think it has as much as billion dollars in both precious metals, currency, and, by the way, selling oil on the black market to the tune of about a million dollars a day, according to some analytical product, that means you have got a severely dangerous organization." Rogers comments come as the U.S. conducts airstrikes against the Islamic State group’s positions in Iraq. (JK)