President Obama made his case last night for taking on the radical Islamist group ISIS, also known as the Islamic State or ISIL. The President announced a campaign of airstrikes in Syria, an effort to arm moderate rebels in the country and that he’d be sending an additional 475 troops to Iraq. But how much of the speech was really about politics, as opposed to national security?
The Politics Behind Obama’s ISIS Speech
Credits
Guest:
- Molly Ball - senior political correspondent, The Wall Street Journal - @mollyesque