Friday, August 29, 2014

White House Rushes To Clarify President Obama's Remarks When He Said 'We Don't Have A Strategy Yet' For ISIS


White House Rushes To Clarify After Obama Said 'We Don't Have A Strategy Yet' For ISIS -- Business Insider

The White House is pushing back after President Barack Obama's stated his administration currently doesn't have "a strategy" for dealing with the jihadist group Islamic State, also known as ISIS or ISIL, and drew headlines across the country.

"I don't want to put the cart before the horse," Obama said at a press briefing late Thursday afternoon. "We don't have a strategy yet."

White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest subsequently insisted that Obama specifically articulated a "comprehensive strategy" for dealing with the Islamic State during the briefing.

"In his remarks today, POTUS was explicit — as he has been in the past — about the comprehensive strategy we'll use to confront ISIL threat," Earnest wrote on Twitter.

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My Comment: Too late .... the damage has already been done .... besides .... no one is buying it.

2 comments:

James said...

Re: "The Importance of being Earnest"
by O. W.

War News Updates Editor said...

The Importance of Being Earnest is the first English play that I ever saw. A live performance ... nothing can beat that. I am now compelled to see it again.