114 Notes

  • Airstrikes on IS fighter

  • president announced wont allow US to be dragged into another war in Iraq

  • Months earlier IS kidnapped two US born journalist, posted video online of them beheaded

    • asked US to stop striking, did not stop strike.

    • IS posted another gruesome video

  • Obama previous words came up, he claimed it was still different did warrant fighting but not high intensity high risk US awar which would put high number of American force at risk.

  • Obama claimed

    • US has eliminated many threats and terrorists

    • ISIL terrorist organization even tho calls itself IS. Not state, enslave threaten people, not Islamic (religion doesn’t believe in that).

    • tonight we will strike to stop its advanced (airstrikes) which have protected American personnel

    • We cannot do for Iraqi’s what they can’t do for themselves.

    • American will lead broad coalition

    • Degrade and destroy ISIL

      • systematic campaigning of airstrikes

      • working with Iraqi gov (so hit ISIL targets)

      • hunt down targets in Syria, ISIL, Iraq

      • Increase support to those on ground (475 members, no combat mission, intel, training equip)

      • help communities secure control

      • Call on congress again

    • TO SUM UP: basically use allies and airstrikes

    • Then glazed America (who has done this that, etc) hopeful future and leadership

  • This is a lot like the 2nd phase of Libya intervention, mainly announcing an air war

    • difference some men would be on ground but only to support

    • Does not want a repeat of Iraq/Afghanistan

  • Anti-IS campaign looks like it will last longer than 90 days (which need authorization, they let Obama slide last time)

  • Was about to continue when Trump went in

  • Obama made argument alright under AUMF from 9/11

  • ISIS Al-Queda part of Syria civil war (welcomed and interesting since US used to be against him now not)

    • Baghdadi drawing in unlikely bedfellows

    • 60 countries participating

    • intervention still missing a name

October 15th, 2014, the Department o Defense dubbed the anti-IS intervention-Operation Inherent Resolve.

  • Baghdadi has kicked a hornets nest, so much countries power unified against vro

  • Behind ISIS sits Baath party from Saddam (they knew military and had experience). Fierce fighters.

    • other people only got choices: convert or die or flee

  • Trigger was threat to US trillion dollars work of energy companies invested in Kurdistan