Barack Obama
Politician
"Our objective is clear: we will degrade, and ultimately destroy, ISIL through a comprehensive and sustained counter-terrorism strategy."
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Barack Obama
Politician
"Degrade and ultimately destroy ISIL"
Barack Obama
Politician
"We're going to achieve our goal. We are going to degrade and ultimately defeat ISIL."
Barack Obama
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"The point is ISIL leaders cannot hide. And our next message to them is simple - you are next."
Barack Obama
Politician
"Lieutenant al-Kaseasbeh's dedication, courage and service to his country and family represent universal human values that stand in opposition to the cowardice and depravity of ISIL, which has been so broadly rejected around the globe."
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"As part of the coalition against ISIL, we are putting that terrorist network under tremendous pressure."
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"As we keep up the pressure, our air campaign will continue to hit ISIL harder than ever."
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"If 90 percent or 95 percent of those - chemical stockpiles [in Syria] were eliminated, that's a lot of chemical weapons that are not right now in the hands of ISIL or Nusra or, for that matter, the regime."
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"More people are realising that ISIL's not a caliphate. It's a crime ring."
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"We don't have enough American troops inside of Iraq to destroy ISIL any time soon."
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