Both of Illinois' Senators, Dick Durbin (D) and Mark Kirk (R), spoke out in support of American air strikes targeting ISIS militants in Iraq.
Sen. Durbin has warned against the US getting too involved in Iraq, but sees the importance of the current military operation. "We have many Americans in the city of Irbil. What the president is doing is protecting them and giving the Kurds a chance to fight back against the ISIS onslaught," says Durbin.
Sen. Kirk says the US is not doing enough with its current air strikes. "It's not going to be effective. Just a couple 500-pound bombs dropped on a truck towing an artillery piece is not going to change the political dynamic," says Kirk.
