Excerpts of the President’s Address to the Nation

White House.gov ^ | September 10, 2014 | Barack Hussein Obama

[Oldeconomybuyer]

As Prepared for Delivery

“So tonight, with a new Iraqi government in place, and following consultations with allies abroad and Congress at home, I can announce that America will lead a broad coalition to roll back this terrorist threat. Our objective is clear: we will degrade, and ultimately destroy, ISIL through a comprehensive and sustained counter-terrorism strategy.”

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“But I want the American people to understand how this effort will be different from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. It will not involve American combat troops fighting on foreign soil. This counter-terrorism campaign will be waged through a steady, relentless effort to take out ISIL wherever they exist using our air power and our support for partner forces on the ground. This strategy of taking out terrorists who threaten us, while supporting partners on the front lines, is one that we have successfully pursued in Yemen and Somalia for years.”

[Oldeconomybuyer]

[Eddie01]

Bullshit

[Da Coyote]

You forgot the /sarc.

[musicman]

[BykrBayb]

Dibs on the word “stuff.” He likes to use that in place of nouns.

[kabar]

It will not involve American combat troops fighting on foreign soil.

But it will involve American troops on the ground. There are already more than 1,000 troops on the ground now.

[CivilWarBrewing]

Time to get out the “I” counter. Also, isn’t it a bit provocative to make such a speech the day before 9/11? I mean.. WHY????

[luvbach1]

Unwise to say American ground troops will not be involved. They will be involved, if only with Special Forces who are already involved, and there may come a time that regular ground troops will be necessary. The messiah is always telling the enemy what he won’t do.

[Protect the Bill of Rights]

I can announce that America will lead a broad coalition to roll back this terrorist threat. Our objective is clear: we will degrade, and ultimately destroy, ISIL through a comprehensive and sustained counter-terrorism strategy.

Well finally, a clear cut strategy....NOT!!!

[luvbach1]

Harder to recruit allies when you tell them we will “hold your coat” while you fight on the ground.

[Protect the Bill of Rights]

My thinking is he has no clue what, if anything, might be in the works tomorrow. This is a preemptive CYA speech only.

[Diogenesis]

ISIL? Obama cannot even name his own child.

[Protect the Bill of Rights]

I haven’t worried about Yemen and Somalia since his brilliant policy has been in place.

Another major NOT!!!

[forgotten man]

“Me me me me me me me mine mine mine mine mine I I I I I I will not rest I will not rest I will not rest I be shuckin and jivin I be shuckin and jivin I be shuckin and jivin I I I I....”

[ErnBatavia]

Double BS......”Duck Dynasty” is on when Zer0 will be doing his Islamobabble.

[Eagles6]

Oh, so pilots and crewmen aren't combat troops and I guess we won't have SOF identifying targets and collecting intelligence.

Steaming pile from a POS.

[SpaceBar]

Meanwhile everyone’s sales receipts are being scoured by the NSA for “suspicious” items. There is a war, but it’s on Americans.

[lightman]

Bullshit

Exactly!

Our objective is clear: we will degrade, and ultimately destroy, ISIL

By using their preferred name, final "L" standing for a takeover of Israel, the POTUS is planning to degrade and ultimately destroy something else.

[freeangel]

Bullshit

I thought I smelled it AGAIN.

[Mastador1]

Bullshit, barryspeak it’s the same thing.