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Obama to make forceful pledge of U.S. power against Islamic State in address
Reuters on Yahoo News ^ | 12/6/15 | Jeff Mason

Posted on 12/06/2015 10:31:40 AM PST by NormsRevenge

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will pledge to use "every single aspect of American power" to destroy Islamic State during a rare Oval Office address on Sunday in an effort to reassure Americans his administration is handling the threat of terrorism forcefully.

The president will speak to Americans shortly after 8:00 p.m. EST to discuss how the government has worked to keep the country safe since the Paris attacks and, going back further, since the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks on New York and Washington.

Obama has come under consistent pressure from Republicans to step up his response to Islamic State militants in Iraq and Syria, and the shooting in San Bernardino, California last week that killed 14 people has raised fears among Americans about the threat of more attacks at home.

Obama will give an update on the status of the investigation into that shooting during his remarks. He will also express confidence that the United States will prevail over terrorist threats, the administration official said.

"The president will ... discuss the broader threat of terrorism, including the nature of the threat, how it has evolved, and how we will defeat it," White House spokesman Josh Earnest said in a statement announcing the address.

(Excerpt) Read more at news.yahoo.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Foreign Affairs; Front Page News; Government; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: forceful; isil; isis; islamicstate; obama; pledge; sanbernardino; shooters; terrorism; wot
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I can feeeel our sworn enemies quaking in their sandals.. and combat boots.

Set DVRs to stune mode.

Is the date December 7th selected by accident? coincidental or to appeal to folks patriotic instinct?

With Obammy, who CAIRs. Epic Fail HaPPens.

1 posted on 12/06/2015 10:31:40 AM PST by NormsRevenge
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Does this mean he’s going to put up the fence?


2 posted on 12/06/2015 10:33:24 AM PST by donhunt (Certified and proud "Son of a Bitch".)
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To: NormsRevenge

Hey Baraq, just shut up.

Please.


3 posted on 12/06/2015 10:33:42 AM PST by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
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He might pledge, but his muslim beliefs won’t let him take action.


4 posted on 12/06/2015 10:33:46 AM PST by Road Warrior ‘04 (Molon Labe! (Oathkeeper))
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To: NormsRevenge

Nuke Raqqa.

I double dog dare you.


5 posted on 12/06/2015 10:33:59 AM PST by Uncle Miltie (Q: What do you call a Muslim who commits an act of terror? A: Devout.)
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Hmm...., Will he draw another feckless line in the sand?


6 posted on 12/06/2015 10:34:16 AM PST by Doc91678 (Doc91678)
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To: NormsRevenge

Destroying islamism would be better than the so-called “islamic state” which is rooted in islam


7 posted on 12/06/2015 10:35:07 AM PST by Ulysse
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Hillary is ready to drop a big one..


8 posted on 12/06/2015 10:35:52 AM PST by NormsRevenge (SEMPER FI!! - Monthly Donors Rock!!)
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The US doesn’t have any power. Numbnuts shut down all of the power plants.


9 posted on 12/06/2015 10:36:18 AM PST by FlingWingFlyer (Who is fact checking the state controlled, leftwing media's fact checkers?)
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Trump should buy air time for his official response.


10 posted on 12/06/2015 10:36:24 AM PST by MNDude (God is not a Republican, but Satan is certainly a Democrat.)
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11 posted on 12/06/2015 10:36:40 AM PST by SkyDancer ("Nobody Said I Was Perfect But Yet Here I Am")
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Syria said to go away. Iraq said to go away.

You're two years late...and Iraq wouldn't be in this mess if you had left troops there. You and your assinine promises.

12 posted on 12/06/2015 10:38:58 AM PST by Sacajaweau
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Substitute US for IS and you have truth.


13 posted on 12/06/2015 10:39:09 AM PST by MortMan (I am offended by those who believe they have a right not to be offended.)
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14 posted on 12/06/2015 10:40:05 AM PST by RightGeek (FUBO and the donkey you rode in on)
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Does this mean he’s going to put up the fence?

Just the one to hold in all of the political opposition in this country

15 posted on 12/06/2015 10:40:37 AM PST by digger48
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Bark and Hell-ary the evil couple .

holland in france is one of their devot fan . They are stimulating each other to be the “best” libtard-fascist in the world fooling their own country and people


16 posted on 12/06/2015 10:40:56 AM PST by Ulysse
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Obama will give an update on the status of the investigation into that shooting during his remarks.

God forbid these animals tee it up some other place in the USA during his remarks.

17 posted on 12/06/2015 10:41:13 AM PST by Zuben Elgenubi (NOPe to GOPe)
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He said he would build a “coalition” to fight ISIS... and see, he even got Russia to help out!


18 posted on 12/06/2015 10:42:12 AM PST by Cementjungle
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He can say anything.... He will still do nothing that will achieve anything..

This is purely about politics, nothing more....

The internal polling on national sercurity issues must be a disaster for the dems and with an upcoming election they are using the same playbook....

Symbolism over substance...

I guess Bushs fault finally lost its legs....


19 posted on 12/06/2015 10:42:32 AM PST by Popman (Christ alone: My Cornerstone...)
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It took me a while to figure out this “not giving into fear” business because I know no one who is fearful about this, but it finally hit me:

What obama means by “not giving in to fear” is: don’t buy a gun and don’t stop voting for Democrats.


20 posted on 12/06/2015 10:42:57 AM PST by catnipman (Cat Nipman: Vote Republican in 2012 and only be called racist one more time!)
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