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http://www.businessinsider.com/obama-statement-ukraine-russia-iraq-2014-8
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http://washingtonexaminer.com/article/2552588
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OBAMA: 'WE DON'T HAVE A STRATEGY YET' ON ISIS
Brett LoGiurato
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Barack Obama
REUTERS/Larry Downing
Obama makes a statement from the White House Press Briefing Room ahead of a meeting with his national security council.
President Barack Obama addressed a pair of escalating world crises Thursday afternoon, blaming Russia for escalating violence in eastern regions of Ukraine and discussing a strategy he admitted he didn't "have yet" to confront the extremist group calling itself the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (also ISIS or ISIL).
His statement from the White House briefing room came amid a day of significant escalation in the crisis in Ukraine, as Ukraine's president accused Russia of sending troops across the border to fight with pro-Russian separatists in Ukraine's southeastern regions. Obama said it was clear the ongoing violence had been "encouraged" by Russia, who he said trained and armed separatists in the violence-stricken regions.
"Russia is responsible for the violence in eastern Ukraine," Obama said. "This ongoing Russian incursion into Ukraine will only bring more costs and consequences for Russia."
Obama is also scheduled to meet Thursday evening with members of his National Security Council, as well as Vice President Joe Biden, on a strategy to further confront the extremist group calling itself the Islamic State (also ISIS or ISIL) in Iraq and Syria. A White House official said no new decisions are expected on how to proceed Thursday.
"I don't want to put the cart before the horse," Obama said, when asked about the next steps in confronting the group.
"We don't have a strategy yet."
The U.S. conducted five additional airstrikes against the group in Iraq on Thursday, according to U.S. Central Command. The airstrikes destroyed a Humvee, a tank, four armed vehicles, and a construction vehicle, as well as severely damaging an ISIS checkpoint. Over the past three weeks, the U.S. has conducted 106 airstrikes against ISIS targets in Iraq.
Obama is weighing a broader offensive against the extremist group after it brutally murdered American journalist James Foley. Obama's secretary of defense, Chuck Hagel, and his top military brass have suggested ISIS needs to be confronted in Syria as part of any plan to contain the group.
Obama said the strategy would need to involve military, political, and diplomatic aspects. He said it would take political reform in Iraq, as well as support from a broad variety of allies in the region to confront ISIS. Obama said he is sending Secretary of State John Kerry to the region to secure allies in the fight, and he has asked Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel to prepare military options to confront the group.
But he said the problem cannot simply be solve through military efforts alone.
"Our military is the best in the world. We can rout ISIS on the ground and keep a lid on things temporarily, but then as soon as we leave the same problems come back," Obama said.
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REUTERS/Gleb Garanich
A Ukrainian Mi-24 helicopter gunship flies above a military base in the eastern Ukrainian town of Kramatorsk August 27, 2014.
The escalation in Ukraine, meanwhile, has sparked international outrage after Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko accused Russia of sending troops across the Ukrainian border to fight with pro-Russian separatist rebels.
United States Ambassador to the United Nations Samantha Power lashed out at Russia in an emergency meeting of the U.N. Security Council on Thursday. She accused them of "outright lies" and a campaign of manipulation.
The emergency meeting of the security council was called after Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said Russian troops were fighting on the side of separatists in Ukraine and were advancing in the southeast region of the country. NATO subsequently echoed his allegations.
Ukraine's defense council said Russian troops are leading a separatist counteroffensive in the east, bringing in tanks and using artillery from inside Ukrainian territory.
A Russian-backed rebel leader said that at least 3,000 to 4,000 Russian troops were fighting inside Ukraine.
This post is being updated.
Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/obama-statement-ukraine-russia-iraq-2014-8#ixzz3Bix9Mrzc
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Imam Obama favors Isis and supports its goals in creating a pan islamist caliphate
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If gaybama has time to play golf and choom away w his boyfriends, he can deal w ISIS
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http://foxnewsinsider.com/2014/08/28/obama-mideast-crises-we-dont-have-strategy-yet
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Is there a word for this guy and his presidency.....I don't have it. We know what we have to do....they just won't do it. Better to allow a billion shitbags in to make us a 3rd world hell hole then deal with a world in crisis.
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LOL - 5 post and all from 333
Dude, have you ever seen those crazy guys walking down the street talking to themself
That's YOU
Just wondering why you left off the "YET" in the quote from Obama in the title of this thread
It kind of makes a difference
"I don't want to put the cart before the horse," Obama said, when asked about the next steps in confronting the group.
"We don't have a strategy yet," he said
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Is there a word for this guy and his presidency.....I don't have it. We know what we have to do....they just won't do it. Better to allow a billion shitbags in to make us a 3rd world hell hole then deal with a world in crisis.
just curious what that is?
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just curious what that is?
2 words
Chuck Norris
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2 words
Chuck Norris
I'd be fine with that
I have to say I miss the old days of Bush where they didn't worry about stupid things like having a plan or a strategy
they just built the plane while it was in the air
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Fagbama supports isis
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I'd be fine with that
I have to say I miss the old days of Bush where they didn't worry about stupid things like having a plan or a strategy
they just built the plane while it was in the air
you'll never hear me criticize a President for his decisions on the use of the US military. i'm not privy to the information required to make a decision or even have an opinion. no one on here does. all anyone on here is doing is regurgitating slanted opinions from columnists who are paid to take a certain angle on the situation.
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Ill bet obama has a strategy for the back 9
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I'd be fine with that
I have to say I miss the old days of Bush where they didn't worry about stupid things like having a plan or a strategy
they just built the plane while it was in the air
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So w = obama?
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Want to bet that fagget has a strategy for his next vacation or golf game? Want to bet he has a strategy to ram down amnesty for invaders ?
F him.
LOL - 5 post and all from 333
Dude, have you ever seen those crazy guys walking down the street talking to themself
That's YOU
Just wondering why you left off the "YET" in the quote from Obama in the title of this thread
It kind of makes a difference
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Chicago Man Waves ISIS Flag from Car He Says is Rigged with Bomb
in News, Opinion / by Amanda Shea / on August 28, 2014 at 6:54 pm /
Chicago Man Waves ISIS Flag from Car He Says is Rigged with Bomb
A man waving an ISIS flag from his car window while driving around Chicago now faces multiple felony charges after the offensive incident took a dramatic turn for the worst.
Emad Karakrah, 49, threatened police with a bomb Wednesday morning when he was pulled over on the Southwest Side of the city, Chicago Sun-Times reported.
Karakrah was charged with felony counts of disorderly conduct and aggravated fleeing; and a misdemeanor count of driving on a never-issued license, according to Chicago Police. On a lesser note, he was also issued three traffic citations.
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A concerned citizen alerted police after seeing a “suspicious person” waving an Islamic State flag out the window of a silver Pontiac en route southbound down the 7700 block of South Kedzie at approximately 9 a.m Wednesday morning, the police report stated.
The driver of the Pontiac took off when officers attempted to pull the vehicle over and officers called for backup to apprehend the fleeing passengers. After the car passed through several red traffic lights, an officer managed to get the driver to comply with police’s demands to pull over.
The man told police during his arrest that there was a bomb in the car, and he would detonate it if they searched the vehicle, according to the report.
A bomb squad, the FBI and Homeland Security responded to the scene and searched the vehicle, but no bomb was found, authorities said.
Karakrah is being held on a $55,000 bond and is scheduled to appear in court on Sept. 3.
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http://www.businessinsider.com/white-house-not-at-war-with-isis-2014-8
THE guy SUPPORTS ISIS!!!
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The White House is insisting the U.S. is not at war with the Islamic State, also known as ISIS or ISIL, despite an aggressive air campaign and previously labeling the jihadist group an "imminent threat to every interest we have."
"Before getting into the strategy though, there seems [to be] a fundamental, existential question: Is the United States presently at war with ISIS, yes or no?" MSNBC host Chris Hayes asked President Barack Obama's top spokesman, White House press secretary Josh Earnest, on Thursday night.
Earnest went with "no."
"No, Chris. What we are doing is we are working very aggressively with international partners, with Iraqi and Kurdish security forces, to take the steps necessary to mitigate the threat that's posed by ISIL," he responded.
The interview was part of a series of television appearances for Earnest on Thursday and Friday after Obama stumbled and said "we don't have a strategy yet" for dealing with the Islamic State in Syria. Earnest insisted Obama actually has a "comprehensive strategy" even as critics slam the administration for not articulating a more forceful foreign policy vision for the region.
On MSNBC's "Morning Joe" program Friday, Earnest was again pressed with the "war" question.
"Does the president agree with [columnist] Eugene Robinson that we are, in fact, at war with ISIS even though it's not a declared war?" host Joe Scarborough inquired.
Earnest, again, maintained the U.S. was simply trying to "mitigate the threat."
"I think what the president would say is it's very important that we take the necessary steps to mitigate the threat that ISIL poses to the United States of America," he said.
Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/white-house-not-at-war-with-isis-2014-8#ixzz3BnEpmGbY
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http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-fix/wp/2014/08/29/why-obamas-we-dont-have-a-strategy-gaffe-stings
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http://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2014/08/29/uk_pm_david_cameron_isis_a_greater_threat_than_we_have_known_before.html
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