Obama Discusses Campaign Against ISIS with Foreign Military Leaders
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Photo by Aude Guerrucci-Pool/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — President Obama met with military leaders from 22 nations, as well as U.S. military leaders, at Joint Base Andrews on Tuesday for the latest meeting of the coalition fighting against the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria.
Obama noted that the campaign against ISIS is “still at the early stages” and will be a “long-term campaign.” The president spoke with military leaders from nations including Canada, France, Germany, Italy, the United Kingdom, Spain and Turkey, among others, and with National Security Advisor Susan Rice and Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism Lisa Monaco present.
Acknowledging “days of progress and periods of setback,” Obama urged the leaders to understand that the campaign against ISIS “cannot simply be a military program.” Instead, coalition nations must improve their communication of “an alternate vision for those who are currently attracted to the fighting.”
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