US President Barack Obama has vowed in his
sixth State of the Union address to
relentlessly hunt down "terrorists" from
"Pakistan to the streets of Paris,"
before
calling on Congress to approve new war
powers against the Islamic State of Iraq and
the Levant (ISIL) group.
Obama argued on Tuesday that US military
leadership in Iraq and Syria is stopping ISIL
from advancing, but asked lawmakers "to
show the world that we are united in this
mission" with a war authorisation vote.
Republican lawmakers have said they are
prepared to work with him to pass such a
measure, if he sends a proposal up to Capitol
Hill.
"Instead of getting dragged into another
ground war in the Middle East, we are leading
a broad coalition, including Arab nations, to
degrade and ultimately destroy this terrorist
group," Obama said.
"We're also supporting a moderate opposition
in Syria that can help us in this effort, and
assisting people everywhere who stand up to
the bankrupt ideology of violent extremism.
This effort will take time. It will require focus.
But we will succeed."
……We can't slow down businesses or put our
economy at risk with government
shutdowns or fiscal showdowns. We can't
put the security of families at risk by
taking away their health insurance or
unraveling the new rules on Wall Street or
refighting past battles on immigration
when we've got to fix a broken
system. And if a bill comes to my desk
that tries to do any of these things I will
veto it.……
Barack Obama.
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