Air Quote by Barack Obama

Our objective is clear: we will degrade, and ultimately destroy, ISIL through a comprehensive and sustained counter-terrorism strategy.

— Barack Obama

In Iraq and Syria, American leadership - including our military power - is stopping ISIL's advance, instead of getting dragged into another ground war…

— Barack Obama

As part of the coalition against ISIL, we are putting that terrorist network under tremendous pressure.

— Barack Obama

In the fight against ISIL, we cannot rely on an Assad regime that terrorizes its people; a regime that will never regain the legitimacy…

— Barack Obama

We're going to achieve our goal. We are going to degrade and ultimately defeat ISIL.

— Barack Obama

A change of strategy suggests there is a strategy. I don't see a strategy that deals with - that concerns with dealing wit with…

— David Ignatius

Europe, the U.S., and their allies can defeat the terrorists of Islamic State, or ISIS. The first step is making the decision to fight…

— Naftali Bennett

ISIL presents a growing threat not only in Syria and Iraq, but throughout the Middle East, North Africa, Europe, and now in the United…

— Devin Nunes

I can tell you who's planning terroris attacks. The leaders of ISIL. And I can tell you where they're at. They're in Raqqa, Syria.…

— Rand Paul

Third, we will continue to draw on our substantial counterterrorism capabilities to prevent ISIL attacks. Working with our partners, we will redouble our efforts…

— Barack Obama

It's time to refocus our global fight against terrorism. We must move away from the Iraq-centric policies that are draining our resources and focus…

— Russ Feingold

Preventing radicalization that leads to violence here in America is part of our larger strategy to decisively defeat al Qaeda.

— Denis McDonough