The Islamic State fighters
The Islamic State fighters in Mosul are dead men walking and I think they increasingly know it. David Petraeus
Islamic State
There are hundreds and
There are hundreds and hundreds of followers of Islamic State around Europe and the U.S. The Saudis are showing this. And all you have to do is look at the conversation inside of our mosques and inside of our communities. Dalia Mogahed
Some French politicians have
Some French politicians have said that the European Union should drop sanctions against Russia so everybody can join together in this fight against the Islamic State. But we’re hearing from French officials that [Francois] Hollande hasn’t changed his stance. He’s – he’s still saying that sanctions shouldn’t be lifted until the Minsk agreement has been … Read more
Obama has committed the
Obama has committed the U.S. to war on the Islamic State. To then allow within a month an allied enclave to be overrun – and perhaps annihilated – would be a major blow. Charles Krauthammer
Our allies in the
Our allies in the Middle East know that the Islamic State is their fight – and they have asked for very specific things to help push back against ISIL.We must give our allies the help they need to confront and defeat this evil. Carly Fiorina
Any strike will be
Any strike will be as direct support to Al-Qaeda offshoot that’s called Jabhat al-Nusra and the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria. You’re right about this. It’s going to be direct support. Bashar al-Assad
It’s time to stop
It’s time to “stop being ambivalent.” … They (groups like the Islamic State) have no ideology beyond violence and chaos and the slaughter of innocent people. Barack Obama
This counter-terrorism campaign will
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. This strategy of taking out terrorists who threaten us, while supporting partners on the front lines, is one that we have successfully pursued in … Read more
It will take time
It will take time to eradicate a cancer like Isil. And any time we take military action, there are risks involved – especially to the servicemen and women who carry out these missions. But I want the American people to understand how this effort will be different from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. It … Read more
We will send an
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. Barack Obama