President Barack Obama has ruled out an immediate campaign of air strikes against a militant Islamist terror group that is running roughshod over Iraq, senior administration officials told reporters on Wednesday.
When he meets at 3:00 p.m. with congressional leaders from both parties, he will reportedly explain his preference for continued diplomacy and intelligence gathering for Iraq's army over bombing and guided-missile campaigns.
Although the president hasn't made a final decision – that will likely come by week's end – plugged-in officials are talking quietly about a 'comprehensive' approach that would include deploying limited numbers of Special Forces and applying pressure to Iraq's Shia government to be more inclusive of the country's Sunni minority.
A 5:10 p.m. meeting with Secretary of State John Kerry will follow the president' sit-down with key members of Congress, according to his schedule.
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7 comments:
Lets red-line 'em, bozo!
Good, if a certain gentleman with the first name of john, last name begins with M, would have been in power, the whole 101st airborn would be knee deep in jihadis right now
Thank you 1:11. I have always said that our Commander In Chief should have military experience. I believe that most veterans feel this way. Obama hates guns unless they are the ones that protect him and follow him around all the time. What a hypocritical POS.
Send Biden with a BB gun so nobody gets hurt!
They matters well send the manager from Burger king, he can do as well as Kerry.
He will BOW into their laps for a hummer to make them feel better...
He don't want to be the one that set a drone to kill a fellow Muslim!
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