Obama: Military strategy alone won't defeat ISIS
- 9 years ago
The US will use all means necessary to defeat ISIS, President Barack Obama said Tuesday.
Obama led a UN gathering of representatives from 100 countries, dedicated to combating the Islamic State terrorist organization.
"There are going to be successes and there are going to be setbacks," Obama said, explaining that many different means must be used in order to defeat ISIS, "We are harnessing all of our tools - military, intelligence, economic, development and the strength of our communities."
Obama repeated his position on Syria, saying that it needs a new leader.
Following his Monday speech at the United Nations General Assembly, Obama once again said that the US is willing to cooperate with Russia and Iran to fight ISIS.
Obama led a UN gathering of representatives from 100 countries, dedicated to combating the Islamic State terrorist organization.
"There are going to be successes and there are going to be setbacks," Obama said, explaining that many different means must be used in order to defeat ISIS, "We are harnessing all of our tools - military, intelligence, economic, development and the strength of our communities."
Obama repeated his position on Syria, saying that it needs a new leader.
Following his Monday speech at the United Nations General Assembly, Obama once again said that the US is willing to cooperate with Russia and Iran to fight ISIS.