“It’s the same mission, not a different one but we need to provide greater assistance in ways that meet with the Iraqi authorities consent and needs”, he said.
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“I agree peace in Syria can not be achieved through a military assault on ISIL alone, but the strategy must start with degrading and defeating ISIL. “Daesh” is clearly an improvement, and it is important that we all try and use this language”.
There are legitimate arguments not to take this form of action, but the threat is now and there are rarely, if ever, a ideal set of circumstances in which to deploy military forces. So we’re making a significant increase in the aircraft contribution that we have got to the campaign against ISIL. “It is complex, it is hard what we are asking our pilots to do, and our thoughts should be with them and their families”.
When asked about the president’s comment, Warren said there’s a distinction between combat raids and ground combat like the invasion of Iraq.
Many countries, including Turkey, Australia and the Arab League have already adopted the phrase Daesh instead of using Islamic State, Isil or Isis.
WESTMACOTT: Thank you for having me.
RAF Tornados targeted one of the main oilfields within hours of parliamentary backing for air strikes in Syria on Wednesday night. The Prime Minister’s approach is based on the counter-extremism strategy to prevent attacks at home, the diplomatic and political process to work with our allies, humanitarian support and longer-term stabilisation, as well as military action.
Cameron has called on others to refer to the terrorist group as Daesh because “this evil death cult is neither a true representation of Islam nor is it a state”, echoing similar sentiments by French foreign minister Laurent Fabius who described them as a “a terrorist group and not a state”.
“Meanwhile, we will move forward with our plans, supported by bipartisan majorities in Congress, to ramp up our effort to train and equip the Syrian opposition, who are the best counterweight to ISIL and the (President Bashar) Assad regime”.
Many politicians and experts on Syria are sceptical of the view that bombing will in fact “defend” the United Kingdom or make it more or less secure from an attack by Isis.
The U.S. has agreed that any operations inside Iraq will be coordinated and conducted alongside Iraqi forces.
For reaction to the vote, pick up a copy of Friday’s Medway Messenger.
Carter, Dec. 1, 2015, before the House Armed Services Committee: “In full coordination with the government of Iraq, we’re deploying a specialized expeditionary targeting force to assist Iraqi and Kurdish peshmerga forces and to put even more pressure” on the Islamic State.
USA special operation forces will conduct operations in Iraq “at the invitation of the Iraqi government” and be in position “to conduct unilateral operations into Syria”, Carter said.
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“You know, when I said, ‘No boots on the ground, ‘ I think the American people understood generally that we’re not going to do an Iraq-style invasion of Iraq or Syria with battalions that are moving across the desert”, Obama said.
