
NBC News Chief Foreign Correspondent Richard Engel stated that despite President Obama’s rhetoric about international coordination against ISIS, “we are seeing just the opposite” on Tuesday’s “MSNBC Live.” Engel said of the rhetoric at President Obama’s press conference, “we’ve heard
by Ian Hanchett24 Nov 2015, 11:03 AM PST0

Sunday on NBC’s “Meet the Pres,” NBC News’ chief foreign correspondent Richard Engel said ISIS’s “level of sophistication” has taken the Obama administration by surprise. Host Chuck Todd said, “Now to the key diplomatic problem. Although there seems to be global
by Pam Key22 Nov 2015, 11:55 AM PST0

NBC News Chief Foreign Correspondent Richard Engel stated that the US troops who will be sent to Syria “are going to be involved in combat” on Friday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “Hardball.” Engel said, “These troops are going to be involved
by Ian Hanchett30 Oct 2015, 5:27 PM PST0

NBC News Terrorism Analyst Col. Jack Jacobs accused the White House of “trying to play politics” over whether US boots are being put on the ground to fight ISIS during a report aired on Wednesday’s “Today.” Jacobs stated, “Anybody in combat
by Ian Hanchett28 Oct 2015, 7:29 AM PST0

Sunday on “Meet the Press,” while discussing the Syrian refugee crisis, NBC News’ chief foreign correspondent Richard Engel said of President Barack Obama’s Syrian policy “the administration drew red lines but they were crossed time and again.” Engel said, “War
by Pam Key13 Sep 2015, 10:58 AM PST0

Tuesday on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe,” NBC News’ chief foreign correspondent Richard Engel said in reaction to the nuclear deal the Obama administration announced this morning with Iran “There’s a lot of anger” in Israel and “many capitals in the Arab
by Pam Key14 Jul 2015, 7:16 AM PST0

Tuesday on MSNBC’s “NewsNation,” NBC News chief foreign correspondent Richard Engel discussed the new strategy of the Obama administration’s coalition against ISIS to take back the city of Ramadi and called it “almost laughable.” Engel said, “The Iraqi government is not being
by Pam Key26 May 2015, 9:12 AM PST0

NBC News Chief Foreign Correspondent Richard Engel blasted the US’ ISIS strategy as “all over the place,” “confused,” and “self-contradictory” on Friday’s “Morning Joe” on MSNBC. Engel started by agreeing with Richard Haass’ characterization that Iranians fighting ISIS is “putting
by Ian Hanchett22 May 2015, 4:03 PM PST0

Thursday on MSNBC’s “The Rundown With José Díaz-Balart,” while discussing ISIS now controlling more than half of Syria, NBC News’ chief foreign correspondent, Richard Engel said ISIS success “raises enormous questions” about the Obama administrations strategy. He added, “The definition
by Pam Key21 May 2015, 8:30 AM PST0

NBC News Chief Foreign Correspondent Richard Engel said “I don’t think we have a really very rosy picture of the Middle East right now” on Friday’s broadcast of “The Rundown with Jose Diaz-Balart” on MSNBC. Engel stated, “Well, I think
by Ian Hanchett15 May 2015, 10:42 AM PST0

Thursday on MSNBC’s “Andrea Mitchell Reports,” NBC News chief foreign correspondent Richard Engel said he has the unique perspective of bouncing between the Arab and Israel world and is stunned how they are united in opposition to a nuclear agreement
by Pam Key2 Apr 2015, 10:35 AM PST0

NBC News Chief Foreign Correspondent Richard Engel reported Israel and Arab states such as Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and Jordan were finding “common cause” in “their opposition to US policy” towards Iran on Tuesday’s “MSNBC Live.” “Israel, however, and several countries across
by Ian Hanchett31 Mar 2015, 12:05 PM PST0

Friday on MSNBC’s “NewsNation,” NBC News’ chief foreign correspondent Richard Engel said many in the military and policy analysts have told him the Obama administration’s Middle East policies are “incoherent.” Engel said, “It is actually more contradictory than that, because
by Pam Key27 Mar 2015, 9:51 AM PST0

NBC News Chief Foreign Correspondent Richard Engel reported that Iranian-backed rebels in Yemen are taking territory “almost unopposed” on Wednesday’s “Andrea Mitchell Reports” on MSNBC. “It’s going from bad to worse for the US-backed government and the US-backed president who
by Ian Hanchett25 Mar 2015, 10:41 AM PST0

NBC News Chief Foreign Correspondent Richard Engel reported that US military officials he had spoken to “think that Yemen is on the path to becoming a new Syria” on Monday’s “NewsNation” on MSNBC. “I’ve spoke to US military officials who
by Ian Hanchett23 Mar 2015, 9:22 AM PST0

NBC News Chief Foreign Correspondent Richard Engel declared that ISIS is “effectively taking over a new country” Libya on Tuesday’s “Morning Joe” on MSNBC. “I would not be overly optimistic that they [ISIS] are back on their heels, frankly. There’s
by Ian Hanchett24 Feb 2015, 8:30 PM PST0

Sunday on NBC’s “Meet The Press,” reporting on the impact of ISIS’s mass beheading of 21 Egyptian Coptic Christians on a beach in Libya last week, NBC News chief foreign correspondent Richard Engel said, “Something else was murdered 21 times
by Pam Key22 Feb 2015, 9:18 AM PST0

Friday on MSNBC’s “The Rundown With José Díaz-Balart,” while discussing the Obama administrations unusual move of announcing a planned military assault on the Iraq city of Mosul, NBC News’ chief foreign correspondent Richard Engel said there are “enormous questions” about
by Pam Key20 Feb 2015, 8:04 AM PST0

Sunday on NBC’s “Meet the Press,” after returning form Iraq, reporting from Istanbul, NBC News’ chief foreign correspondent Richard Engel said he was “incredibly depressed” by the complete confusion and chaos Iraq has fallen into. When asked about the conditions
by Pam Key15 Feb 2015, 9:59 AM PST0

NBC News Chief Foreign Correspondent Richard Engel reported that both Kurdish fighters and American advisers are upset with the lack of support provided by the United States in the fight against ISIS on Friday’s “Andrea Mitchell Reports” on MSNBC. “We
by Ian Hanchett6 Feb 2015, 11:05 AM PST0