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Operation. Not Counter Insurgency and certainly not engagement in the civil war. More than 40 nations have expressed their willingness to participate in this effort and more than 30 nations are ready to offer military support. And just moments ago, susan rice said this. Our strategy entails using local forces to fight isil on the ground. Iraqi forces have taken to fight against isil with u. S. Support and now well be in a position to train and equip the Opposition Forces which will have the ability to do the same inside of syria. To be clear, as weve said repeatedly, our strategy does not involve u. S. Troops on the ground in a combat role in either iraq or syria. And no u. S. Troops will be in syria as part of the train and equip program. Also today, one of the u. S. Partners joined the fight. France launched its first antiisis air strikes in iraq. California republic ....