President Obama: 'The War Against ISIL Is A Generational Struggle'

Daily Mail: No end in sight to ISIS battle says Obama as he refuses more US boots on ground and says: This is about 'hearts and minds'

* 'This will not be quick. This is a long-term campaign,' he said today during a statement following a meeting with his national security team
* All told, the U.S. and it's allies have dropped more than 5,000 bombs on the extremist group, Obama said, but military action alone is not enough
* 'Ideologies are not defeated with guns, they're defeated by better ideas, a more attractive and compelling vision,' he said
* Defense hawks in Congress were quick to blast the president for again refusing to chart a course that will lead to victory

President Barack Obama reiterated today that the global battle to defeat ISIS, almost in its second year, will not be over any time soon and that putting additional U.S. forces in the region isn't an option his administration is considering.

'This will not be quick. This is a long-term campaign,' he said today during a statement following a meeting with his national security team at the Pentagon, later telling reporters that the U.S. and its partners are engaged in a 'larger battle for hearts and minds' and Muslims.

WNU Editor: Critics have been quick to respond .... Hawks say Obama is delusional on ISIS (The Hill). What's my take .... nothing new was said .... and president Obama still does not want to say "The Islamic State" .... choosing the term "ISIL" instead.

More News On Today's Remarks By President Obama On the War Against The Islamic State

President Obama Provides an Update on Our Strategy to Degrade and Destroy ISIL -- White House Blog
Touting progress, Obama says Islamic State is losing ground -- AP
Obama says US 'intensifying' anti-IS efforts in Syria -- AFP
Obama says anti-ISIL fight making progress -- USA Today
Obama says U.S. to increase support for Syria opposition -- Reuters
President Obama Calls ISIS Fight "A Generational Struggle" -- NBC
President Obama Revamps Strategy to Fight Islamic State -- ABC News
Obama on ISIS: 'This is a long-term campaign' -- CNN
Barack Obama says fight against Isis will be 'generational struggle' -- The Guardian
Barack Obama says ISIS will be defeated by ideas, not guns -- CBC
‘This will not be quick,’ Obama says of campaign against the Islamic State -- Washington Post
Obama: Defeating ISIS 'will not be quick' -- The Hill
Obama won’t play ‘whack-a-mole’ with more U.S. troops, wants Iraq to keep Islamic State fight local -- Washington Times
Obama says anti-Islamic State strategy unchanged even as airstrikes increase -- L.A. Times
Obama warns ISIL fight will take time, broader approach -- Military Times
President Obama: 'We Will Never Be at War With Islam' -- Newsweek