WASHINGTON — President Obama on Wednesday authorized a major expansion of the military campaign against rampaging Sunni militants in the Middle East, including American airstrikes in Syria and the deployment of 475 more military advisers to Iraq.
President Barack Obama proposed a military offensive against Islamic State militants on Wednesday, saying, "We will degrade and ultimately destroy ISIL" but that it won't involve American troops fighting on the ground. Photo/Video: AP.
The United States is headed back to war in Iraq, but it won't be the type of war waged during President George W. Bush's time in office. As President Barack Obama told the nation in a televised 15-minute address given on the eve of the 13th anniversary
President Barack Obama on Wednesday outlined his plan to authorize broader US military involvement for hunting down the fighters of the notorious Islamic State jihadist group in Iraq, Syria and “wherever they exist.”
Steeling the nation for a long fight, President Barack Obama vowed Wednesday to take out the militants of ISIS with U.S. air power and help from the world — but without American combat troops. He said that the campaign would be steady and relentless