Overcoming fear most powerful tool against IS: Obama

“We will not give in to fear, or start turning on each other, or treating a few people differently because of religion or race or background”, he said during a press conference in Malaysia.

“He summed up by saying that it would be “helpful” if Russia redirected its focus in Syria onto ISIS, noting that the militant group has been blamed for downing a Russian passenger plane last month in the Sinai peninsula”. And there have been people throughout human history who can find an excuse to kill people because they don’t think like them or look like them. His trip also took him to the Philippines and Turkey, where he met Putin on the sidelines of an worldwide summit.

Russian President Vladimir Putin too recognizes ISIS as a severe threat for Russia, Obama said.

“It will not work to keep him in power”, Obama said. “We are fighting an enemy who goes out of their way to put civilians at risk”.

The president has come under fire for refusing to escalate military operations in response to the the terrorist attacks in Paris, choosing instead the highlight the plight of Syria refugees.

The President of the United States even explained what ISIS’ plans are. Hollande then goes to Russian Federation for similar talks with Putin.

“Our coalition will not relent”. “The most powerful tool we have to fight ISIL is to say that we’re not afraid, to not elevate them, to somehow buy into their fantasy that they’re doing something important”, Obama said, using an acronym for the terrorist organization. The violence has killed more than 250,000 people and displaced millions, leading to a migrant crisis in Europe and intense concerns in the US about Obama’s plan to take in thousands of Syrian refugees.

Obama has also reiterated that governments are not powerless against the militant group.

Monday’s poll also discovered Americans are almost split over whether the US should open its borders for Syrian refugees. According to Obama, an overreaction to the Paris attacks will help the terrorists achieve their goal.

“Refugees who end up in the United States are the most vetted, scrutinized, thoroughly investigated individuals that ever arrive on American shores”, Obama said.

Still, the House of Representatives passed legislation last week essentially blocking Syrian and Iraqi refugees from the US. Obama “has to have a strategy first”.

Obama has focused his ire on Republicans throughout the trip, harshly criticizing GOP lawmakers and presidential candidates for acting contrary to American values. America is not against them because they believe in something else.

The USA president says their legacies will not be outshined by terrorists and he is adamant the coalition will defeat.