Sep 13 Watch How effective will airstrikes be against the Islamic State? By PBS News Hour As the administration rallies public support in the U.S. for conducting airstrikes against the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, how effective will strikes be without boots on the ground? Austin Long, Assistant Professor at Columbia University's School of International… Continue watching
Sep 12 Watch Bill Clinton celebrates 20 years of AmeriCorps, talks Islamic State strategy and midterm election outlook By PBS News Hour In the 20 years since President Bill Clinton signed the AmeriCorps National Service Program into existence, more than 900,000 participants have worked on service projects across the U.S. They've tutored kids, aided communities after disaster and fought hunger. The former… Continue watching
Sep 12 Clinton: Islamic State can be destroyed, but only with help from Iraqis By News Desk In an interview with the PBS NewsHour on Friday, President Clinton signaled that he is in full support of President Obama’s plan to degrade and destroy the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, but he cautioned, “Essentially it’s an… Continue reading
Sep 12 Watch Clinton: Islamic state can be destroyed, but only with help from Iraqis By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Sep 12 Kerry in Turkey to seek support for coalition against Islamic State By Lara Jakes, Associated Press ANKARA, Turkey — The United States on Friday pressed Turkey to harden its borders against fighters and funding flowing to the Islamic State militant group, and sought clarity on how far Ankara is willing to go to help a worldwide… Continue reading
Sep 12 Can Obama wage war on the Islamic State group without congressional approval? By Stephen Braun, Associated Press WASHINGTON — As a U.S. senator from Illinois running for the White House in 2007, Barack Obama sponsored a resolution to prohibit President George W. Bush’s administration from taking military action against Iran unless it was explicitly authorized by Congress. Continue reading
Sep 11 Watch Analyzing potential challenges of fighting the Islamic State By PBS News Hour Judy Woodruff gets a broad assessment of the president’s plan to combat the Islamic State from former National Security Advisor Stephen Hadley, former State Department official Richard Haass, former Defense Department official Michèle Flournoy and retired Army Col. Andrew Bacevich… Continue watching
Sep 11 Watch House Armed Services chair 'hopeful' Congress will fund president's Islamic State plan By PBS News Hour On Capitol Hill, President Obama’s call to action against Islamic militants was met with qualified support from Congressional leaders. While Democrats praised the president for his decisiveness, Republicans were more wary, noting the administration’s delay in responding to earlier attacks. Continue watching
Sep 11 Watch Obama picks up support for battle strategy against Islamic State By PBS News Hour President Obama won initial support at home among lawmakers and abroad for a U.S. plan to defeat the Islamic State group as part of a broad coalition. Secretary of State John Kerry sought backing from Arab and Gulf leaders, while… Continue watching
Sep 11 Watch Susan Rice on arming Syrian rebels, keeping U.S. combat forces out of the fight against Islamic State By PBS News Hour National Security Advisor Susan Rice joins Gwen Ifill to discuss what’s at stake in the fight against Islamic militants, the potential for arming the moderate Syrian opposition and why the administration doesn’t want to put boots on the ground in… Continue watching