White House declares America IS 'at war' with ISIS 24 hours after John Kerry denied it
- White House: 'The United States is at war'
- Pentagon: 'We know we are at war'
- State Department: 'If somebody wants to think about it as being a war ... they can do so'
- National security adviser: 'I think this is very different from that'
There will not be a coalition actually worth the name because every potential ally against ISIS, including Arab ones, can see that the administration can't find its butt in the dark with both hands. And the president's "no boots on the ground" pledge is rightly seen overseas as clear, convincing evidence that he is not committed at all to "destroying" ISIS or "pursuing them to the gates of Hell."
White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest told reporters Friday that the U.S. is at war with ISIS
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2754074/IT-S-WAR-White-House-confirms-U-S-war-ISIS-Secretary-State-denied-yesterday.html
Wretchard on FB observes,
... the WH is going to use the congressional authorization of the Bush administration had from Congress to justify its actions. So the "illegitimate" war of Bush, which had authorization, has now become the legitimate war against ISIS.And here is National Security Adviser Susan Rice saying that the president's actions against ISIS are "very different" from America being at war.
And this: Arab Nations Can’t Wait to Fight in Obama’s Coalition Against the Islamic State. Well, Not Really…
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