Obama rules out USA troops on ground

He said that rather than cast about for a new strategy, the US would intensify its current campaign of airstrikes and arming and training moderate forces.

The United States is working closely with France in its investigation of the attack and its hunt for suspects in the “heinous” attacks, he said.

A Pentagon spokesman said Monday that France had conducted an additional airstrike against ISIS in Syria. Instead, they foreshadowed an expansion of steps the U.S.is already taking, namely airstrikes and train-and-equip missions for rebels inside Syria.

For the first time, all key countries have agreed to help end the civil war in Syria, which is the main reason for the crisis, he said.

Fortunately, ISIS has been pushed back in recent weeks, and has lost territory in the Middle East. This progress can continue only if the U.S.is able enlist a coalition of nations ready to commit military power now and resources to stabilize the region for the long term.

The Texas senator has come out against USA troops on the ground, subtly slamming rivals who want to do so. “There were no specific mentions of this particular attack that would give us a sense of something that we could provide French authorities, for example, or act on ourselves”.

At one point the USA commander in chief also appeared glassy-eyed and upset as he described the burden placed on American troops and their families of repeated overseas intervention.

Obama lit into his domestic critics, particularly a few Republicans running in the 2016 presidential campaign who’ve called for a more robust military campaign against Islamic State. John Kasich argues that boots on the ground are necessary to defeat ISIS, but he has not yet said how many would be required.

The former director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) said on Sunday that President Barack Obama’s “law enforcement” approach to fighting the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) is “ridiculous”.

Donald Trump has said that he would “bomb the shit” out of ISIS, but he has been generally vague on details beyond that-though if you ask him, vagueness is actually his intention. He said most of the deaths in Syria have been caused by ground attacks and that a true safe zone would require ground troops. How very foolish he looked the following day. ISIS has claimed responsibility for Friday’s attacks in the French capital.

Stuart Varney reminded viewers that he has “confidently predicted” to Bozell many times that there would be a turning point when the press would get stronger in challenging the president, and it happened Monday.

Obama responded, saying, “Some of them seem to think that if I was just more bellicose in expressing what we’re doing, that would make a difference”. Or Libya, perhaps? Or if there is a terrorist network that is operating anywhere else in North Africa or in Southeast Asia.

He has advocated for ground troops in Iraq, but not in Syria.

Kevin Rizzo is the Crime in America Editor at Law Street Media.