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.
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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.
Does this mean he’s going to put up the fence?
Hey Baraq, just shut up.
Please.
He might pledge, but his muslim beliefs won’t let him take action.
Nuke Raqqa.
I double dog dare you.
Hmm...., Will he draw another feckless line in the sand?
Destroying islamism would be better than the so-called “islamic state” which is rooted in islam
The US doesn’t have any power. Numbnuts shut down all of the power plants.
Trump should buy air time for his official response.
You're two years late...and Iraq wouldn't be in this mess if you had left troops there. You and your assinine promises.
Substitute US for IS and you have truth.
Just the one to hold in all of the political opposition in this country
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
God forbid these animals tee it up some other place in the USA during his remarks.
He said he would build a “coalition” to fight ISIS... and see, he even got Russia to help out!
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....
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.
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