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anxious is that the economy is changing in profound ways. >> and president obama tried to reassure americans that isis will be defeated. >> we focus on destroying isil, and we don't need to build them up to show that we are serious. and we sure don't need to push away vital allies in this fight by echoing hatred toward one of the world's largest religions. we have to call them who they are, killers and fanatics that have to be rooted out, and taken down and destroyed. >> and he also took valed swipes at other presidential candidates including donald trump. >> and as the frustration grows,
night's state of the union from president obama. >> when politicians insult muslims, whether abroad or our fellow citizens, that doesn't make us safer. that's not telling it like it is. it's just wrong. >> this is not a matter of political correctness. this is a matter of understanding just what it is that makes us strong. >> anyone claiming that america's economy is in decline is peddling fiction. let me tell you something, the united states of america is the most powerful nation on earth. period. [ cheers and applause ] period. but as we focus on destroying isil, over the top claims that this is world war iii just play
both al qaeda and now isil pose a direct threat to our people because in today's world, even a hands. of terrorists who place no value on human life, including their own, can do a lot of damage they use the internet to poison the minds of individuals inside our country. their actions undermine and destabilize our allies. we have to take them out. but as we focus on destroying isil, over the top claims that this is world war iii, just play into their hands. massive fighters on the back of pick-up trucks, twisted souls plotting in aparts or garages, they pose an enormous danger to civilians. they have to be stopped. but they do not threaten our
>> president obama said last night that he did political rhetoric from the united states, from american politicians is actually helping isis. take a listen. >> but as we focus on destroying isil, over the top claims that this is world war 3, just play into their hands. that is the story isil wants to tell. that's the kind of propaganda they use to recruit. >> you've actually fought jihadists in iraq and perhaps elsewhere. does president obama not have a point? doesn't that kind of clash of civilizations language elevate these terrorists and help them in recruiting? >> well, i think the president really needs to talk to some of our allies in the region. king abdullah for example has used this similar language. so, you know, the president is maybe castigating those in the presidential race, and i can understand why. but at the same time there are a great many that see incredible
[ applause ] both al qaeda and now isil pose a direct threat to our people because in today's world, even a handful of terrorists who place no value on human life, including their own, can do a lot of damage they use the internet to poison the minds of individuals inside our country. their actions undermine and destabilize our allies. we have to take them out. but as we focus on destroying isil, over the top claims that this is world war iii, just play into their hands.
be neutralized. even in the wake of the resolution on syria, not all the candidates agreed the u.s. should have a role in ousting bashar al assad. >> i think we have got to get a foreign policies and our priorities route. the immediate, it is not assad who was attacking the united states. and isis is attacking france and russian airlines. the major priority in terms of our foreign and military policy should be the destruction of isis. >> we need to focus on destroying isil. that's the clear and present danger, and i believe we can springboard off dhthis new u.n. resoluti resolution. and there should be a political process. but we shouldn't be the ones declaring that assad must go. >> assad has killed by last count about 250,000 syrians. the reason we're in the mess
coming up, president obama weighs in on isis. his plan building support in the middle east. our strategy is moving forward with a great sense of urgency on four fronts. hunting down and taking out these terrorists, training and equipping iraqi and syrian forces to fight isil on the ground. stopping isil's operations by disrupting the recruiting, financing and propaganda. finally, persistent diplomacy to end the syrian civil war so everyone can focus on destroying isil. we live in a world of mobile technology, but it is not the device that is mobile, it is you. real madrid have about 450 million fans. we're trying to give them all the feeling of being at the stadium.
equipping iraqi and syrian forces to fight isil on the ground, stopping isil's operations by disrupting the recruiting, financing and propaganda, and finally, purchase sis tent diplomacy to end the syrian civil war so that everyone can focus on destroying isil. i just had a chance to meet with my national security council as part of our regular effort to review and constantly strengthen our efforts and i want to thank secretary carter, chairman dunford and vice chairman sulva for hosting us and for their leadership of our men and women in uniform. we heard from general austin, who is leading the military campaign in the region as well as general bochtell whose special operations forces are playing a vital role in this fight. i want to provide a brief update on our progress, because as we squeeze its heart, we make it harder for isil to pump its terror and propaganda to the rest of the world. this fall, even before the
russia to focus on the common goal of destroying isil. >> only partial credit. while the president has conducted lateral meetings with russia and turkey and secretary of state john kerry continues to push for an agreement, there is no guarantee that moscow, for example, will change its course and end support for the assad regime. we're expecting another syrian meeting in new york. he had a primary lunch, and it was described as being mostly social. still ahead, where do the repup can. first, would you trust the irs to
sharing with european allies. we are working with turkey to seal the border with syria and we are cooperating with muslim majority countries and with our muslim communities here at home to counter the vicious ideology isil promotes on-line. the international community has begun to establish a process and time line to pursue cease fires and a political resolution to the syrian war. doing so will allow the syrian people and every country including our allies but also countries like russia to focus on the common goal of destroying isil a group that threatens us all. this is our strategy to destroy isil. >> chief white house correspondent ed henry joins me now with more on the president's address. >> the president didn't layout anything new here but he reiterated what we already know. why a prime time address?