In an interview with ABC’s George Stephanopoulos on Thursday, Obama said he didn’t believe ISIS was gaining strength
The interview aired just hours before ISIS claimed responsibility for the horrific attack in Paris that killed 128 people on Friday
Several social media users, including Donald Trump, have criticized Obama
ISIS has grown during the Obama administration from a group he once called al Qaeda’s ‘JV team’ to the force it is today
Obama set off for the two-day G-20 summit in Antalya, Turkey, on Saturday
See the latest on Obama’s reaction to the Paris terror attacks
By KELLY MCLAUGHLIN FOR DAILYMAIL.COM
PUBLISHED: 15:23 EST, 14 November 2015 | UPDATED: 06:31 EST, 15 November 2015
President Barack Obama said that ISIS was ‘contained’ just a day before the terrorist group claimed responsibility for a horrific attack in Paris that killed 128 people on Friday.
In an interview with ABC’s George Stephanopoulos that aired on Friday’s broadcast of Good Morning America, Obama declared that he didn’t believe ISIS (also known as ISIL) was gaining strength.
‘What is true is that from the start, our goal has been first to contain and we have contained them,’ Obama said in the interview. ‘They have not gained ground in Iraq, and in Syria they’ll come in, they’ll leave, but you don’t see this systemic march by ISIL across the terrain.’
Since Friday’s attacks in Paris, several social media users, including Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, have criticized the comments made by Obama, who set off for the two-day Group of 20 summit in Antalya, Turkey, on Saturday.
That’s his “mission accomplished” moment.
Possible referring to their conquest of territory. They are seeking to rule over occupied lands.
words games???