to defeat isil in the battlefield. we have to prevent it from radicalizing, recruiting and inspiring others to violence in the first place. and this means defeating their ideology. ideologies are not defeated with guns, they're defeated by better ideas. the more attractive and compelling visions. we're stepping up our efforts to discredit isil's propaganda, especially online. the uae's new messaging hub is exposing isil for what it is, which is a band of terrorists that kills innocent muslim men, women and children. >> but shortly after the president finished speaking a bipartisan congressional task force released this scathing report on the united states' efforts to combat isis saying, in part, quote we are losing the struggle to stop americans from traveling overseas to join jihadists despite concerted efforts to stem the flow. nearly 30,000 people from more than 100 countries have traveled to conflict zones since 2011, and more than 4500 westerners have joined or attempted to join