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11 Sep 2014:
A year ago, Obama told the nation he was stepping back from military intervention. On Wednesday, he made a starkly different announcement: what amounted to a declaration of war
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11 Sep 2014:
Barack Obama's announcement last night about the war against the Islamic State (Isis) – which he prefers to call Isil – was filled with euphemisms, questionable statements, caveats, omissions and even the occasional truth. Here's an annotated version of the speech to serve as a guide to the fine print
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11 Sep 2014:
Editorial: The president offers a plan couched in terms of defending America and degrading Isis but he needs to add to it a diplomatic effort to help settle the Shia-Sunni conflict
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11 Sep 2014: President announces in televised address that US will target Islamic State militants in Syria for the first time
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11 Sep 2014: Afzal Ashraf: Involving regional countries in the conflict represents the most immature part of a risky US plan
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11 Sep 2014:
US offensive against Isis militants in Iraq is an extension of the strategy the White House deployed in Somalia and Yemen
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11 Sep 2014: President to outline new offensive to defeat jihadist group after meeting with advisers to consider air strikes inside Syria
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11 Sep 2014: Full text of Barack Obama’s televised remarks on an expanded campaign against Isis militants in Iraq and Syria
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11 Sep 2014:
For expanded Isis strikes, president relies on legal authority he disavowed only a year ago
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10 Sep 2014: Hours before Obama to announce expanded military campaign, senior homeland security official claims militants pose no imminent danger at home
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10 Sep 2014:
President expected to give details on two-pronged strategy that may expand on existing air strikes in Iraq
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10 Sep 2014:
US law requires ‘so help me God’ to be included in the oath, though its implementation is left to each branch of the military
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10 Sep 2014: James G Stavridis, Michael D Barbero and Paul D Eaton: Forget the talking points – we asked commanding officers for battle plans
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9 Sep 2014: Officials working to shore up support for expanded strategy against Isis in lead up to president’s foreign policy address
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9 Sep 2014:
Senators express concern over scenes in Ferguson in review hearing on federal militarisation of local police forces
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