President Obama's speech on ISIS
Breaking news and analysis from CNN on the President's televised address to the nation on the threat from ISIS.
Watch the full speech.
by Sarah Aarthun
Nearly two weeks after saying there was no strategy for combating the ISIS terrorists in Syria, President Obama laid out his plan Wednesday to go after the terror group with "strength and resolve."
The speech is over, but the discussion about what he said and what it means for America and ISIS is just getting started. Tune into CNN TV and come back to CNN.com for continued news, insights and analysis on Obama and the fight against ISIS.
The speech is over, but the discussion about what he said and what it means for America and ISIS is just getting started. Tune into CNN TV and come back to CNN.com for continued news, insights and analysis on Obama and the fight against ISIS.
Read our full coverage on the fight against ISIS:
- Obama: 'No safe haven' for ISIS, vowing action in Syria and Iraq
- Diplomats: Obama must go 'all-in' against ISIS
- ISIS just one of terror threats facing U.S., allies since 9/11
- Where are the doves?
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A big night -- and start of big things to come
CNN.com is closing this blog on President Barack Obama's speech, but the discussion about what he said and what will happen will continue, in earnest, for days and weeks to come.
Stay tuned to CNN, and come back to CNN.com, for the latest news, insights and analysis on the fight against ISIS. -
The situation in Iraq -- past and present -- spurred a heated exchange on CNN between Sen. John McCain, R-Arizona, and Jay Carney, a former White House spokesman and current CNN political commentator."You don't have the facts": @SenJohnMcCain and @JayCarney spar over #Obama 's foreign policy. cnn.it/1wgPdmBSep. 10, 2014
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Democratic senator: Get Congress' OK
Sen. Mark Udall, a Colorado Democrat now in a touch re-election fight, issued a statement after President Barack Obama's speech saying that "any expanded U.S. military role beyond airstrikes in the fight against (ISIS) must be approved by Congress." Udall added:The American people must be assured that we are not pursuing another open-ended conflict in the Middle East, and I will not give this president -- or any other president -- a blank check to begin another land war in Iraq.
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GOP Rep.: Obama speech a start, but not complete
Rep. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tennessee, said that President Barack Obama "laid out the beginnings of a plan," but didn't do everything he needed. She said:He didn't speak to our allies, and he didn't define our coalition.
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With the 475 additional troops being sent there, how many U.S. troops in Iraq? The below is from CNN's Jim Sciutto -- and does not include 100 more at the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad:.@PentagonPresSec says 1600 US troops will now be in #Iraq including 475 POTUS announced tonight #ISISSep. 11, 2014
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Ex-general: A very complex mission
Retired U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Mark Hertling said that U.S.-led efforts to defeat ISIS in Syria, as well as Iraq, will be a daunting challenge.
"There are borders that we didn't have to consider within Iraq," Hertling told CNN. "This takes what we did in Iraq -- which ... was extremely complex, the most complex counterinsurgency that you'll ever find -- and multiplies it by a form of about 100. This is very tough." -
Obama has talked Syria before
President Barack Obama has talked to the American public before about what to do inSyria. At that time, in 2012, he was addressing the use of chemical weapons by forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.Sep. 11, 2014- Reply
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Tonight, his focus will be on ISIS -- one of those rebel groups fighting to oust al-Assad. -
ISIS is absolutely targeting America, veteran U.S. diplomat Ryan Crocker tells me: cnn.it/1lU9FGi http://pbs.twimg.com/media/BxMexsFIEAAOpCj.jpgSep. 11, 2014
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What's the plan, Mr. President? Here are 5 questions he must answer about the ISIS strategy: cnn.it/1p8ZzfS http://pbs.twimg.com/media/BxNgQeAIIAECYAE.jpg
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Obama OK's $25 million for Iraq, Kurdistan
Hours before his speech, President Barack Obama authorized $25 million worth of "immediate military assistance" to the Iraqi and Kurdistan regional governments, according to the White House. -
by Christiane Amanpour via twitter 9/11/2014 12:04:27 AM
Nothing good will come in Iraq/Syria without Pres Obama's leadership, veteran diplo tells me: cnn.it/1lU9FGi http://pbs.twimg.com/media/BxMfGCaIYAACNnh.jpg
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A Syrian opposition official tells CNN's Jim Sciutto that rebel leaders are "very pleased" with the steps they expect President Barack Obama will outline tonight as part of the U.S. strategy to go after ISIS.
In particular, the official believes that having the United States overtly train and equip moderate rebels trying to unseat Syrian President Bashar al-Assad is a "game-changer" that will allow the mission to expand significantly. -
More like Somalia than Afghanistan
What is that strategy? President Barack Obama suggested that people look at what the United States has done in Yemen and Somalia to go after terrorists. In both cases, U.S. airpower has been deployed in conjunction with allied ground troops.
According to the excerpts, the President will say:I want the American people to understand how this effort will be different from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. It will not involve American combat troops fighting on foreign soil. This counterterrorism campaign will be waged through a steady, relentless effort to take out ISIL wherever they exist using our air power and our partner forces on the ground.
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'A broad coalition'
The White House has offered a glimpse of President Barack Obama's comments tonight, including what his administration plans to do about ISIS in the big-picture:I can announce that
America will lead a broad coalition to roll back the terrorist threat.
