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| https://web.archive.org/web/20140911235030/http://mckinley.house.gov/index.cfm?sectionid=49&itemid=2674 | Obama lays out plan to 'eradicate cancer' of Islamic State fighters | 2014-09-11 | 2014 | 2014-09 | Republican | House | WV | David McKinley | M001180 | web.archive.org | legacy | President Obama vowed to “destroy” Islamic State in Iraq and Syria terrorists in a prime-time address Wednesday that sought to restore eroding public confidence in his leadership and ability to safeguard national security. The president announced a “systematic campaign of airstrikes” against fighters with the ISIS “wherever they exist,” signaling U.S. targets will expand from Iraq to Syria. “I have made it clear that we will hunt down terrorists who threaten our country wherever they are,” Obama said during the 15-minute address from the White House. “That means I will not hesitate to take action against [ISIS] in Syria, as well as Iraq. This is a core principle of my presidency: If you threaten America, you will find no safe haven.” To read more, click here. | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z |