In Response to President Obama speech by Khazen.org:
Summary of Obama Speech: #US to use AirPower & unknown ground forces to destroy ISIS -Just disappointed by response- We need to destroy ISIL by Air & Legitimate Ground Forces that we can count on – We do not want to create another state like Somalia and Yemen – These are awful outcome for Syria and Iraq and its citizens
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Below Summary of speech by President Obama
President Barack Obama outlined a new, expanded strategy to "degrade and ultimately destroy" the extremist group calling itself the Islamic State (also know as ISIS or ISIL) with a primetime speech Wednesday night. Speaking from the state floor of the White House, Obama vowed to "eradicate" the group.
"So tonight, with a new Iraqi government in place, and following consultations with allies abroad and Congress at home, I can announce that America will lead a broad coalition to roll back this terrorist threat," Obama said, according to a prepared version of his remarks. "Our objective is clear: we will degrade, and ultimately destroy, ISIL through a comprehensive and sustained counter-terrorism strategy."
Ahead of Obama’s speech, officials outlined elements of his plan to confront the group, involving a coalition of the U.S. and its allies in the Middle East, Europe, and elsewhere. It will include an expansion of American airstrikes on ISIS targets in both Iraq and in Syria, combined with an effort to support Iraqi and Kurdish forces in Iraq as well as moderate opposition forces in Syria.
In his remarks, Obama broke his plan down into four key parts: "a systematic campaign of airstrikes against these terrorists," providing "support to forces fighting these terrorists on the ground," stepped up counterterrorism efforts to "prevent ISIL attacks," and continued "humanitarian assistance to innocent civilians who have been displaced by this terrorist organization."
The president also stressed his strategy to fight ISIS "will be different from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan."
"It will not involve American combat troops fighting on foreign soil," said Obama."
