US Can't Fight Violent Extremism 'On the Cheap,' Kerry Tells Senators

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Tuesday called the threat posed by Islamic State and violent extremism “the challenge of a generation,” as he presented his case to a Senate panel for funding to carry out the Obama administration’s foreign policy. The nation’s top diplomat told the Senate Appropriations Committee that brutal extremist groups like Islamic State represent “a horrendous step backwards in the context of the world’s march toward civility and the rule of law.” The State...

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