Chris Christie , the New Jersey GOP Governor and possible 2016 White House contender , is slamming President Obama for passing the buck on the U.S. being ill prepared for the ISIS threat . In an interview with CNN , Christie said he was `` disturbed '' by the fact that Obama told CBS 's `` 60 Minutes '' that the director of national intelligence admitted `` they underestimated what had been taking place in Syria . '' `` It should be 'we , ' Mr. President . It 's your administration and when you 're the leader , you have to be held accountable for what they do . I was disturbed by that . I think that makes people a little less certain of his footing on these things , '' Christie told CNN . `` He 's the president and he needs to be accountable and I hope that he says that and corrects what I hope was a misstatement , '' Christie added . Paul Ryan open to boots on the ground : We need to 'see this thing through ' The governor argued that Obama must `` come up with a plan that helps bring the world together to fight this fight . '' When pressed on the fact that the president has in fact gotten a coalition of Arab countries together to help the U.S. in airstrikes , Christie responded that he does n't think he has a `` complete plan . '' `` Listen , as I 've shown before , if I think the president is doing something well I do n't hesitate to say that he is , '' Christie said . `` But I think the jury is still out on this because we should n't be in this position to begin with . '' Chris Christie builds profile as he eyes 2016 presidential run . As the governor considers a run for president himself , he has been expanding his studies and rhetoric to include more about foreign policy . Unlike senators contemplating white house campaigns , questions about U.S. policy in the Middle East are not in Christie 's daily wheelhouse as chief executive of New Jersey . What is noteworthy about Christie 's criticism of the president on ISIS is that he kept it focused in an area where he believes he has experience -- leadership and accountability . When asked what he would do if he were commander in chief to confront ISIS , he quickly responded that he does n't have to answer that question because `` I 'm not the commander in chief . '' But he might want to be someday . `` But that day is not today , '' he quickly responded with a mischievous smile .
Chris Christie : Obama should have owned intelligence failures on ISIS . Christie to Obama : ' Makes people a little less certain of his position on these issues ' Christie is a potential Republican presidential candidate in 2016 .