In an address to the nation tonight, President Obama laid out his most detailed plan yet to "lead a broad coalition" to confront the vexing problem of ISIS, the militant group that executed American journalists James Foley and Steven Sotloff in Syria and terrorized civilians in Syria and neighboring Iraq.
"I have made it clear that we will hunt down terrorists who threaten our country, wherever they are," the president said from the White House. "This is a core principle of my presidency: If you threaten America, you will find no safe haven."
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Here's Obama's four-point plan to destroy ISIS:
AMPING UP AIRSTRIKES
STRENGTHENING TROOPS
PREVENTING TERROR
PROTECTING CIVILIANS
His address came exactly one year after another pivotal presidential speech urging a targeted military action against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, who allegedly used chemical weapons against his own people. "We continue to face a terrorist threat," President Obama said from the White House. "We can't erase every trace of evil from the world, and small groups of killers have the capacity to do great harm. That was the case before 9/11, and that remains true today. That's why we must remain vigilant as threats emerge."