Rep. Kinzinger: U.S. National Security Interests At Risk In Iraq [AUDIO]

With the chaos unfolding in Iraq, questions continuing to rise about the Bergdahl swap, the VA scandal still percolating, and a fight in the House for GOP leadership posts, it's a perfect time to touch base with Congressman Adam Kinzinger (IL-16). He joined Riley and me on the show Monday morning.

The Congressman is on the record calling for U.S. airstrikes in Iraq targeting the Sunni Islamist rebels in the country. He was clear with us that he believes this is of national security interest for the U.S.:

I think where I'm bothered is to hear people repeat the talking points of "this is a Middle East problem." And this idea of "let them all kill each other because it's just not out business." That is not the heart of America...Secondly, this is of extreme American importance. I've never before imagined having the leader of our country say the establishment of al-Qaeda or an al-Qaeda-related group in Iraq would not be a threat to the United State of America.

Here's the full interview with Congressman Kinzinger, in which we also talk about the Bergdahl swap, the IRS "losing" Lois Lerner's emails, and the GOP leadership fight in the House: