CSPAN Key Capitol Hill Hearings August 27, 2014
Against the United States. [applause] as i have always made clear, the blows we have struck against al qaedas leadership dont mean the end to the terrorist threat. Al qaeda affiliates still target our homeland. We have seen that in yemen. Other extremists threaten our citizens abroad, as we have seen most recently in iraq and syria. As commanderinchief, the security of the American People is my highest priority, and that is why with the brutal terrorist group isil advancing in iraq, i have authorized targeted strikes to protect our diplomats and military advisors who are there. Let me say it a...