He said that it highlighted the difficulty of detecting and preventing attacks by “so-called lone wolf terrorists”.
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“I do think you have seen from the Russians that after a couple of months they are not really moving the needle that much”, Obama said. “Most of all, we can not give in to fear or change how we live our lives because that’s what terrorists want”, he said. “As I indicated in my address to the nation last week, we are in a new phase of terrorism”.
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President Barack Obama speaks at the National Counterterrorism Center in McLean, Va., Thursday, Dec. 17, 2015. “We are constantly adapting, constantly improving, and upping our game, getting better”.
Obama has drawn fire on his approach to Syria from Republican presidential candidates who say he has left a leadership vacuum that Russian President Vladimir Putin has sought to fill.
On a conference call Monday with religious leaders, top White House officials pledged vigilance by the Justice Department in pursuing hate crimes and other civil rights violations, calling an attack on any faith an attack on all faiths.
“As you ring in the New Year, you’ve got dedicated patriots working around the clock across the country to protect us all”, Obama told the nation in a televised address at the National Counterterrorism Centre after meeting with his national security team, Xinhua reported.
The visit concluded a week of counterterrorism-focused meetings by the Obama administration this week.
“We will continue to steadily chip away at the population”, Obama said, adding, he will put forward a plan to Congress about closing the facility.
“Since 9/11 we’ve taken extraordinary steps to strengthen our homeland security- our borders, our ports, our airports, our aviation security”.
Obama has also ordered a review of the K-1 visa system, also known as the “fiancee visa”, which Malik used to enter the United States.
President Barack Obama says law enforcement and intelligence officials are looking for ways to better monitor the public communication of suspected terrorists.
Republicans have criticized the Obama administration for not doing enough to counter the threat of Islamic State militants. The president generally receives such updates in the Situation Room in the White House but wanted to send a message by visiting the counterterrorism center. But he repeated Thursday his vow to destroy the Islamic State group if elected president.
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He said diplomats need to find a way to create a political transition that allows Assad’s allies like Russian Federation and Iran to ensure “that their equities are respected” in Syria. A sustained but limited campaign may be slow and politically unsatisfying, but ultimately will be more successful, he contended.
