In his prime-time speech to the nation on the eve
of the 13th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terror
attacks, President Obama vowed to “degrade and
destroy” the Islamic State insurgency in Iraq and
Syria with airstrikes and 475 U.S. boots on the
ground – but he also made a particular point of
declaring that the Islamic State terrorists “are not
Islamic.”
“Now let’s make two things clear: ISIL is not
Islamic,” Obama said, speaking from the state
floor of the White House residence. “No religion
condones the killing of innocents, and the vast
majority of ISIL’s victims have been Muslim.”
He added, “And ISIL is certainly not a state. It
was formerly al-Qaida’s affiliate in Iraq, and has
taken advantage of sectarian strife and Syria’s
civil war to gain territory on both sides of the
Iraq-Syrian border. It is recognized by no
government, nor the people it subjugates. ISIL is
a terrorist organization, pure and simple. And it
has no vision other than the slaughter of all who
stand in its way.”
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Obama said the Islamic State, also known as ISIS
or ISIL, poses a threat to Iraq, Syria and the
broader Middle East – including American
citizens, personnel and facilities.
“If left unchecked, these terrorists could pose a
growing threat beyond that region, including to
the United States,” he said. “While we have not
yet detected specific plotting against our
homeland, ISIL leaders have threatened America
and our allies. Our intelligence community
believes that thousands of foreigners – including
Europeans and some Americans – have joined
them in Syria and Iraq. Trained and battle-
hardened, these fighters could try to return to
their home countries and carry out deadly
attacks.
“I know many Americans are concerned about
these threats. Tonight, I want you to know that
the United States of America is meeting them
with strength and resolve.”

The president announced “a comprehensive and
sustained counter-terrorism strategy” to “degrade,
and ultimately destroy,” ISIS.
“First, we will conduct a systematic campaign of
airstrikes against these terrorists,” he said.
“Working with the Iraqi government, we will
expand our efforts beyond protecting our own
people and humanitarian missions, so that we’re
hitting ISIL targets as Iraqi forces go on offense.
…
“Second, we will increase our support to forces
fighting these terrorists on the ground. In June, I
deployed several hundred American service
members to Iraq to assess how we can best
support Iraqi Security Forces. Now that those
teams have completed their work – and Iraq has
formed a government – we will send an additional
475 service members to Iraq. As I have said
before, these American forces will not have a
combat mission. We will not get dragged into
another ground war in Iraq. But they are needed
to support Iraqi and Kurdish forces with training,
intelligence and equipment. We will also support
Iraq’s efforts to stand up National Guard Units to
help Sunni communities secure their own freedom
from ISIL control.”

The U.S. currently has a CIA program in place to
train Syrian rebels, but Obama indicated he wants
a more overt show of military force.
“[I]n Syria, we have ramped up our military
assistance to the Syrian opposition,” he said.
“Tonight, I again call on Congress to give us
additional authorities and resources to train and
equip these fighters. In the fight against ISIL, we
cannot rely on an Assad regime that terrorizes its
people; a regime that will never regain the
legitimacy it has lost. Instead, we must
strengthen the opposition as the best
counterweight to extremists like ISIL, while
pursuing the political solution necessary to solve
Syria’s crisis once and for all.”
Obama also pledged the U.S. would continue to
draw on counterterrorism capabilities to prevent
ISIS attacks by cutting off its funding, improving
intelligence, strengthening U.S. defenses and
stemming the flow of foreign fighters into and out
of the Middle East.
“And in two weeks, I will chair a meeting of the
U.N. Security Council to further mobilize the
international community around this effort,” he
added.
Lastly, Obama said the U.S. would provide
humanitarian aid to civilians, including Sunni and
Shiite Muslims, Christians and other religious
minorities who have been driven from their
homes.
He proposed increased support for Iraqi security
forces and emphasized military and diplomatic
commitments from partner nations.
“This is American leadership at its best: We stand
with people who fight for their own freedom,”
Obama said, “and we rally other nations on behalf
of our common security and common humanity.”
Obama has not requested Congress’ authorization
of military force against ISIS. On Tuesday, Obama
sought to build support for his strategy as he met
with the top four congressional leaders at the
White House: House Speaker John Boehner, R-
Ohio; Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev.;
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky.;
and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif.
The president reportedly told the members of
Congress he doesn’t need their authorization for
his military campaign.
However, in his speech Wednesday night, he
invited members of Congress to support his
military endeavor: “My administration has also
secured bipartisan support for this approach here
at home. I have the authority to address the
threat from ISIL. But I believe we are strongest as
a nation when the president and Congress work
together. So I welcome congressional support for
this effort in order to show the world that
Americans are united in confronting this danger.”
The Obama administration has already launched
about 150 airstrikes against ISIS in Iraq without
official consent from Congress.
“I want the American people to understand how
this effort will be different from the wars in Iraq
and Afghanistan. It will not involve American
combat troops fighting on foreign soil,” Obama
promised, despite his earlier statement in the
speech indicating he would send 475 additional
service members to Iraq.
“This counter-terrorism campaign will be waged
through a steady, relentless effort to take out ISIL
wherever they exist, using our air power and our
support for partner forces on the ground.”
He concluded, “[O]ur own safety – our own
security – depends upon our willingness to do
what it takes to defend this nation, and uphold
the values that we stand for – timeless ideals
that will endure long after those who offer only
hate and destruction have been vanquished from
the Earth.”


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Why is He beating around the Bush? . . .

ISIS is Islamic, they are doing exactly as the Quran commanded, so why should he say otherwise?...

Who cares!!!

The man is an oponu.It is this denial that the western politicians are engaged in that has given Islamic terrorism a strategic advantage today and if not curtailed victory tomorrow.
That victory will not come because a Hitler will rise just when it becomes too much and the the governments can not do anything about it.
If this continues a Hitlers will rise across Europe , North America and the cherished democracies will fall.It won't be more than the next ten to fifteen years.

e no go better for isis,boko haram,ansaru,al quaida

Cklent: e no go better for isis,boko haram,ansaru,al quaida

Amen

[quote author=TrollMan]Why is He beating around the Bush? . . .

ISIS is Islamic, they are doing exactly as the Quran commanded, so why should he say otherwise?...


[/quoteYou must be a member of isil, that is why you know that Obama is beating aroud the bush.

[quote author=TrollMan]Why is He beating around the Bush? . . .

ISIS is Islamic, they are doing exactly as the Quran commanded, so why should he say otherwise?...


[/quoteYou must be a member of isil, that is why you know that Obama is beating around the bush.

ukeleh: ...

I will say this once: Find someone in your vicinity to read and explain clearly what I've written.