With the Senate approving the arming of “moderate” rebels in Syria with a vote of 78 – 22, President Obama just finished a brief address to the nation on what comes next. The main takeaway from the speech was the president’s assurance that there will be no U.S. combat ground troops. We. Shall. See.
President Obama: no ground troops will be committed against #ISIS. Today Congress approved funding Syrian rebels. http://t.co/h7nz44iVJH
— KMBC (@kmbc) September 18, 2014
#Obama – U.S. troops will not fight on the ground in Syria or Iraq. American soldiers role is to advise and assist only.
— ABC7 News (@abc7newsbayarea) September 18, 2014
Obama again says the US will not commit ground troops, salutes work of US pilots in air strikes on IS targets
— Jamie Dupree (@jamiedupree) September 18, 2014
https://twitter.com/amandacarpenter/status/512738948192272384
Obama: we're taking out their terrorists, we're destroying their vehicles, their equipment and their stockpiles"
— Zeke Miller (@ZekeJMiller) September 18, 2014
Obama: When you threaten the US and when you threaten our allies, it unites us, it doesn't divide us
— Zeke Miller (@ZekeJMiller) September 18, 2014
Obama: thanks Congress – majority in both parties — for supporting plan to train and equip Syrians
— Singer (@singernews) September 18, 2014
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Pres @BarackObama: Here at home I am pleased that congress has NOW voted to support a key element of our strategy: train & equip Syrian army
— Greta Van Susteren (@greta) September 18, 2014
Obama: More than 40 countries have offered assistance
— HuffPost Politics (@HuffPostPol) September 18, 2014
https://twitter.com/seanagnew/status/512738667350069248
"The House and the Senate have now voted to support a key element of our strategy." —Obama on our strategy to degrade and destroy #ISIL
— White House Archived (@ObamaWhiteHouse) September 18, 2014
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