VIDEO: David Petraeus Discusses Isis Threat on CBS EVENING NEWS

Former CIA Director and retired U.S. Army Gen. David Petraeus said "ISIS is clearly a threat to the United States" in in an interview with CHARLIE ROSE that was broadcast tonight, June 3 on the CBS EVENING NEWS WITH SCOTT PELLEY (6:30-7:00 PM, ET) on the CBS Television Network and on CBSN, the first live-anchored streaming news network across all leading digital platforms. More of the interview will be broadcast tomorrow, June 4 on CBS THIS MORNING (7:00-9:00 AM).

The U.S.-led coalition is keeping up air attacks on ISIS targets in Iraq and Syria, yet the Islamic terror group still controls important territory and cities including Palmyra in Syria, as well as Mosul and Ramadi in Iraq. Rose asked Petraeus, who has commanded U.S. forces in Iraq and Afghanistan, if the U.S. was winning or losing at this moment.

"These are fights where if you're not winning, you're probably losing because time is not on your side," Petraeus said. "It's arguable now in Iraq. We'll turn it around. We will win again in Iraq. I do think that Iraq can definitely be handled. I think that it can be kept intact. We've got to do a lot more in Syria. This is already a long war. It's become longer because of the advent of the Islamic State, and we have to recognize that."

Watch the interview broadcast on tonight's CBS EVENING NEWS WITH SCOTT PELLEY below

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