On the recordSeptember 9, 2014
He is not putting U.S. combat troops on the ground in Iraq or Syria. Aides to the president had said repeatedly that this is not going to be another Iraq war.
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transcripts.cnn.comPresident Obama: “He is not putting U.S. combat troops on the ground in Iraq or Syria. Aides to the president had said repeatedly that…”
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President Obama clarifies that his strategy against ISIS will not involve deploying U.S. combat troops.
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