Obama speaks about ISIS campaign in Iraq and Syria

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Obama speaks about ISIS campaign in Iraq and
Syria
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A year after he pulled back from threatened
military attacks on Syria over chemical weapons,
Obama told America he now would launch airstrikes
against ISIS targets in the country wracked by
civil war. The nationally televised address on
Wednesday night from the White House, which
lasted less than 15 minutes, promised
far-reaching impact that could embroil the nation
in another Middle East conflict. The plan to
"dismantle and ultimately destroy" the Sunni
jihadists who have taunted America by beheading
two captive U.S. journalists calls for what CNN
chief national security correspondent Jim Sciutto
described as a "tremendous turnaround" in Obama's
previous policies in the region. "I have made it
clear that we will hunt down terrorists who
threaten our country, wherever they are," Obama
said. "That means I will not hesitate to take
action against ISIL in Syria, as well as Iraq.
This is a core principle of my presidency if you
threaten America, you will find no safe haven.
The terrorist group has gone by the names of ISIL
(Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant), ISIS
(Islamic State of Iraq and Syria) and simply the
Islamic State.
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