During the State of the Union Address in Washington D.C. on January 20, 2015 President Obama urged Congress to pass a joint resolution to authorize the use of force against ISIL. ISIL is a radical extremist Islamist rebel group that controls territory in Iraq and Syria and also operates in eastern Libya, the Sinai Peninsula […]
“Our military aims in Syria are limited to isolating and destroying ISIL’s safe havens”, says Hagel
Statement on the Administration’s Strategy and Military Campaign Against ISIL Before the House Armed Services Committee As Delivered by Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel, Washington, D.C., Thursday, November 13, 2014: “Mr. Chairman, obviously your last hearing is not going unnoticed and unrecognized. So we shall proceed. As I was saying, I very much appreciate, […]
Goal is to “degrade and ultimately destroy” ISIL, says Senator Flake
I received the following email communication today from Senator Jeff Flake of Arizona regarding ISIL: “Dear Mr. Tilford: Thank you for contacting me about the ongoing crisis in Iraq. In the time since the withdrawal of U.S. forces from Iraq at the end of 2011, sectarian tensions and regional instability have fomented the rise of […]
McCain and Graham reluctantly agree with President Obama in strategy to ultimately destroy ISIS
On September 12, 2014 U.S. Senators John McCain (R-AZ) and Lindsey Graham (R-SC) released the following statement on President Obama’s remarks this evening on the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS). Saying basically the agree with the President to destroy ISIS while also criticizing the president? The oddly worded statement read as follows: “While […]
“President Obama laid out a string comprehensive strategy to degrade and ultimately destroy ISIL”, Hagel tells troops
On September 12, 2014 Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel commented on President Obama’s ISIL speech. “President Obama laid out a strong, comprehensive strategy to degrade and ultimately destroy ISIL, and the United States military is prepared to carry out its responsibilities in this counter-terrorism campaign. The men and women of the U.S. Armed Forces are ready to carry out the […]
“This training and arming of Syrians has occurred for well over a year without congressional authorization”, says Rep. Sherman
On September 11, 2014 Rep. Sherman from California was granted permission to address the United States House of Representatives for 5 minutes regarding ISIS. There he critical of President Obama for funding the murderous Syrian rebels without Congressional approval. But whose fault is that really – the President or Congress for allowing him to get […]
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