obama trumpets strikes against Islamic State, strength of alliance
President
Obama said U.S.-led air strikes against Islamic militants in Syria
overnight demonstrated that America will fight the terrorist group
anywhere it operates.
“We’re going to do what’s necessary to take the fight to this terrorist group,” Mr. Obama said in a statement on the South Lawn of the White House.
He said a U.S.-Arab coalition that carried out the air strikes, including Jordan and Saudi Arabia, shows that “this is not America’s fight alone.”
SEE ALSO: Obama launches airstrikes in Syria against Islamic State; Pentagon believes ‘we hit’ targets
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said at least 70 Islamic State militants were killed about 300 were injured in the air attacks by U.S.-led coalition.
Ret. Col. Jack Jacobs, a military analyst, said on MSNBC that the air strikes will be “not effective over the long term” without ground troops to follow up on the attacks.
“We’re going to do what’s necessary to take the fight to this terrorist group,” Mr. Obama said in a statement on the South Lawn of the White House.
He said a U.S.-Arab coalition that carried out the air strikes, including Jordan and Saudi Arabia, shows that “this is not America’s fight alone.”
SEE ALSO: Obama launches airstrikes in Syria against Islamic State; Pentagon believes ‘we hit’ targets
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said at least 70 Islamic State militants were killed about 300 were injured in the air attacks by U.S.-led coalition.
Ret. Col. Jack Jacobs, a military analyst, said on MSNBC that the air strikes will be “not effective over the long term” without ground troops to follow up on the attacks.
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