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July 7, 2015
Obama changes strategy again to defeat Islamic State
President Obama visited the Pentagon to talk with senior military brass about the campaign to defeat the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria. When he faced the press afterward, the president announced his third iteration of anti-ISIS strategy in two years, this time emphasizing PR and propaganda as weapons to defeat the terrorists.
ABC News:
There's a cause, a coalition that's united countries across the globe, some 60 nations including Arab partners,” Obama said, flanked by his top military advisers at the Pentagon briefing room. “Our comprehensive strategy against ISIL is harnessing all elements of American power across our government — military, intelligence, diplomatic, economic development, and perhaps most importantly the power of our values.
While the vast majority of the coalition's airstrikes have focused on targets in Iraq, Obama also signaled a growing emphasis on targets in Syria.
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