Josh Earnest: “So the president was not singling out ISIL. He was talking about the very different threat that is posed by a range of…”

a cynical Election Day tactic aimed at marginalizing Arab-Israeli voters.

No, what I'm saying, Anderson, is those who are serving in the Iraqi security forces can now be confident that they're actually fighting for a central government that reflects the interests of the whole country.

What we hope and what we think has been true in the vast majority of circumstances is that these kinds of policy decisions should be driven by science.

Well, we have seen positive indications from the new central government in their commitment to unifying that country.