President Obama Pushes For A Regional Strategy To Confront The Islamic State

Obama Urges Regional Strategy To Counter Islamic State -- Voice of America

President Barack Obama said U.S. airstrikes have blunted the momentum of Islamic State militants in Iraq, and that now a regional strategy is needed to "degrade and destroy" the group.

Obama told reporters Wednesday in Estonia that the U.S. will continue leading a broader effort against what he called the "barbaric and ultimately empty vision" that the Islamic State group represents.

"We know that if we are joined by the international community, we can continue to shrink ISIL’s sphere of influence, its effectiveness, its financing, its military capabilities to the point where it is a manageable problem," Obama said. "And the question is going to be making sure we’ve got the right strategy, but also making sure that we’ve got the international will to do it."

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US will 'degrade and destroy' Islamic State: President Obama -- Sydney Morning Herald
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Update: This regional strategy to take on the Islamic State is actually John Kerry's policy .... Kerry looks for regional coalition to take on the Islamic State (CSM).