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Civilian National Service programs. This was hosted by the Brookings Institution. It is one hour and 10 minutes. John good morning, ladies and gentlemen. Im john allen, the president of brookings and on behalf of the institution and our partners at Service Year Alliance, i want to welcome you all to this important event today. I want to welcome those coming in over the webcast and of course we always welcome the media. This morning youll be hearing from a distinguished group of leaders and volunteers on the matter of National Service. Let me make a few brief comments to begin with. In such divided and turbulent times, we must look for ways to bridge society, to bridge the divides and to restore a sense of community. In recent years, much has been d ....
129 people were killed in paris on friday night. Isil claimed responsibility, sending the message that they could now target civilians all of the world. Is it time for your strategy to change . Pres. Obama keep in mind what we have been doing. Thatve a military strategy involves putting enormous pressure on isil through puttrikes that has assistance and training on the ground with iraqi forces who are now working with Syrian Forces to squeeze isil and cut off their supply lines. We have been working internationally to reduce their financing capabilities, the oil they are trying to ship outside. We are taking strikes against highvalue targets, including most recently against the individual who was on the video executing civilians who had already been captured as well as the head of isil in libya so its not just iraq and syria. Front,on the military we are continuing to accelerate what we do as we find additional partners on the grou ....