Sen. Peters Defends U.S. Fight Against Terrorism

Michigan Democrat counters GOP criticism.

While the Republican presidential candidates may have different strategies to fight terrorism, they all agree that President Obama has not done enough to defeat the Islamic State and protect Americans from attacks at home. Tuesday night’s GOP debate was the first since the terrorist attack that killed 14 people in San Bernardino, California. Michigan Senator Gary Peters, a Democrat, tells WDET’s Pat Batcheller the White House is aggressively going after ISIS. Peters sits on the Senate’s Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee. Click on the audio player to hear the conversation.

Stephen Henderson talked about the Republican debate with former Michigan GOP Chairman Bobby Schostak on Detroit Today. Click here to hear that conversation.

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  • Pat Batcheller is a host and Senior News Editor for 101.9 WDET, presenting local news, traffic and weather updates during Morning Edition. He is an amateur musician.