US Secretary of State John Kerry looks out over Baghdad from a helicopter on September 10, 2014 (AFP Photo/Brendan Smialowski)
CNN: Kerry: ISIS 'is no more a state than I am a helicopter'
Washington (CNN)Fresh off a biking accident that left him with a broken femur, Secretary of State John Kerry told allies in the fight against ISIS that the terrorist organization is "no more a state than I am a helicopter."
Speaking via telephone to the summit he was scheduled to attend before his bike accident scrubbed those plans, Kerry forcefully pushed back against any notion that ISIS is a state, despite the group's broad territorial gains.
Kerry spoke about the need to "maintain momentum in the battle of ideas," according to excerpts from the call provided by the State Department.
Update: John Kerry: Islamic State is ‘no more a state than I am a helicopter’ -- Washington Times
WNU Editor: Huh???? A helicopter???? In the Arab world I am sure these words are going to be lost in translation.
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