Obama Pressured to Take ISIS Fight Into Syria
Posted on AllSides August 23rd, 2014
From The Right
Pressure is mounting on President Barack Obama to take the fight against the Islamic State into Syria, with top Republicans calling for the move on Friday after days of attacks on the militants in Iraq and the beheading of American journalist James Foley this week.
"I don't see how we can defeat ISIS without going into Syria," New York Rep. Peter King, a member of the House Homeland Security Committee, told CNN. "I believe in massive airstrikes.
"This is not about Syria. This is not about Iraq," King added. "It's...
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