11 SEP: WASHINGTON: United States President Barack Obama on Wednesday ordered
a “relentless” war against the Islamic State, including air strikes in
Syria and expanded operations in Iraq to “destroy” the marauding
jihadist army.
Obama — the president who hoped to go down in
history for ending wars, not starting an open-ended escalation in the
Middle East — also pledged to bolster Iraqi forces and to increase
military assistance to Syria's opposition.
In a somber, measured prime-time televised address, Obama said the Islamic State, which has beheaded two US journalists and seized a swathe of land in Iraq and Syria, was a uniquely brutal group even by the blood-soaked standards of the Middle East.
“They execute captured prisoners. They kill children. They enslave, rape and force women into marriage,” he said. Such barbarity could occasion only one response, Obama said.
“Our objective is clear: we will degrade, and ultimately destroy, ISIL through a comprehensive and sustained counter-terrorism strategy,” Obama said, steeling his nation for a new foreign war.
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In a somber, measured prime-time televised address, Obama said the Islamic State, which has beheaded two US journalists and seized a swathe of land in Iraq and Syria, was a uniquely brutal group even by the blood-soaked standards of the Middle East.
“They execute captured prisoners. They kill children. They enslave, rape and force women into marriage,” he said. Such barbarity could occasion only one response, Obama said.
“Our objective is clear: we will degrade, and ultimately destroy, ISIL through a comprehensive and sustained counter-terrorism strategy,” Obama said, steeling his nation for a new foreign war.
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