Reactions, Commentaries, And Analysis On President Obama's Oval Office Speech On Terrorism

U.S. President Barack Obama speaks about counter-terrorism and the United States fight against Islamic State during an address to the nation from the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, December 6, 2015. REUTERS/Saul Loeb/Pool

NBC: Republican Presidential Candidates Pan President Obama's Address

Republican presidential candidates criticized President Barack Obama's address to the nation, saying the president's strategy does not go far enough or do what is necessary to defeat ISIS.

While President Obama said the terrorist threat is "evolving" and sought to lay out the actions that the United States has been taking to ensure the group's defeat, Republican presidential candidates, who have used tough language when talking about terrorism, issued responses that laid out their plans for defeating the terror group.

Republican Presidential Candidates React To President Obama's Oval Office Speech On Terrorism

Republicans Attack Obama’s Address -- NYT
2016 Presidential Candidates React to Obama's Oval Office Address on Terrorism -- ABC News
Donald Trump on Obama's national-security address: 'Is that all there is?' -- Business Insider
Trump: Islamic terrorism will get solved when Obama ‘gets the hell out’ -- Politico
Rubio: Obama is 'completely overwhelmed' -- Washington Examiner

Commentaries And Analysis On President Obama's Oval Office Speech On Terrorism

Obama tries to ease anxiety over terrorism with Oval Office address -- Washington Post
Obama on San Bernardino: 'This Was an Act of Terrorism' -- Marina Koren, The Atlantic
Obama Promises to Defeat ISIS and Rebuts Anti-Muslim Rhetoric -- James West, Mother Jones
Obama: Increasing Gun Control, Rejecting Islamophobia Are Key to Combating Terrorism -- Daniel Politi, Slatest
Obama Reassures Nation Faced With an Evolving Terror Threat -- Bloomberg
Obama Didn't Say Anything New Tonight. That's Just Fine. -- Kevin Drum, Mother Jones
Obama omits Russia from list of ‘friends and allies’ in terror fight -- Washington Times
Obama misspoke about San Bernardino suspect's visa -- Politico
President Obama’s ISIS speech was about tolerance, not policy -- Chris Cillizza, Washington Post
Obama’s Oval Office address reflects struggle to be heard -- Greg Jaffe, Washington Post
'Degrade and destroy': a look back at Obama's evolution on Isis -- Tom McCarthy, The Guardian
For Speech, Obama Selects a Setting He Usually Shuns: The Oval Office -- NYT
Analysis: President Obama Seeks to Remove Fear – Though Not Politics – From ISIS Fight -- ABC News
Analysis: San Bernardino redefines Obama's remaining time in office -- Susan Page, USA Today
5 Major Themes in Obama’s Oval Office Terrorism Speech -- Byron Tau, WSJ