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Sep 10, 2014 · My fellow Americans, tonight I want to speak to you about what the United States will do with our friends and allies to degrade and ultimately destroy the terrorist group known as ISIL. As Commander-in-Chief, my highest priority is the security of the American people.
- President Obama: “We Will Degrade and Ultimately Destroy ISIL”
In an address from the State Floor of the White House,...
- President Obama: “We Will Degrade and Ultimately Destroy ISIL”
- The Four Parts of The U.S. Strategy
- “Different from The Wars in Iraq and Afghanistan”
- America’s Responsibility to Lead
In his address, the President outlined the four key parts of the United States’ strategy to defeat ISIL: 1. A systematic campaign of airstrikes against ISIL 2. Increased support to forces fighting ISIL on the ground 3. Drawing on our substantial counterterrorism capabilities to prevent ISIL attacks 4. Providing humanitarian assistance to innocent c...
The President made clear that eradicating ISIL won’t happen overnight, but he also detailed how this effort isn’t the same as our previous wars in Iraq and Afghanistan:
President Obama called American leadership the “one constant in an uncertain world.” From fighting terrorism, to rallying the world against Russian aggression, to helping to stop the outbreak of Ebola in West Africa, the U.S. continues to play a critical leading role across the globe:
Below you can find the full text of Obama’s speech on the Islamic state and his strategy to counter it: As Prepared for Delivery. My fellow Americans - tonight, I want to speak to you...
Sep 11, 2014 · Read the full text of Barack Obama's speech outlining plans to fight Islamic State militants.
Dec 7, 2015 · US president Barack Obama seeks to calm a nation put on edge by the California shootings, in a rare address to the nation on the threat posed by Islamic State.
Jun 9, 2015 · Jan. 27, 2014. Obama Likens ISIS to ‘J.V. Team’. President Obama described the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, as the Sunni militant group was widely known at the time, as a junior...
Dec 6, 2015 · WASHINGTON — When the cameras blinked on for Sunday night’s address on the San Bernardino, Calif., shootings and the threat from the Islamic State, President Obama delivered it from the Oval...
