Cenk Uygur
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Obama’s ISIS Speech Was Tough. Was It Smart?
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December 19, 2015
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6:45Now PlayingPresident Obama came out with a very tough speech about ISIS. This was partly to appease critics who said he wasn’t being tough enough on ISIS. Is this tough talk helping? Cenk Uygur, host of the The Young Turks, breaks it down. Tell us what you think in the comment section below.
"Barack Obama sought to reassert himself as commander-in-chief on Monday, standing with military top brass at the Pentagon and warning leaders of Islamic State: “You are next.”
The blunt tone, with its echoes of President George W Bush’s reference to “Wanted, dead or alive” posters in the wake of the September 11 terror attacks, appeared intent on defying critics who accuse the president of lacking aggression against jihadists in Iraq and Syria. But it disappointed those seeking a change of direction.”*
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