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Obama outlines ISIS war authorization request

Name: Obama outlines ISIS war authorization request
Uploaded: 2015-02-11T17:37:12-0500
Duration: 1 min 42 s
Description: President Obama said the request to Congress balances the authority he needs to fight the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria without putting the U.S. in danger of a prolonged ground war.

President Obama said the request to Congress balances the authority he needs to fight the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria without putting the U.S. in danger of a prolonged ground war.