[MSN] President Barack Obama
I inhaled. That was the point ...
is offering his prayers for the families of the two Americans killed in the bombings in Brussels and telling Belgians that "America has their back" in the fight against terrorism.
| Like he has Israel's? That should inspire confidence. Or not, as the case may be. |
| By now everyone knows it's better to be Obama's opponent than to be his friend... |
In his weekly radio and Internet address, Obama is renewing his vow to continue the campaign against the Islamic State
...formerly ISIS or ISIL, depending on your preference. Before that al-Qaeda in Iraq, as shaped by Abu Musab Zarqawi. They're very devout, committing every atrocity they can find in the Koran and inventing a few more. They fling Allah around with every other sentence, but to hear the pols talk they're not really Moslems....
, which took credit for the attacks. He says U.S. officials are working with allies to root out the group's operations in Europe.
Obama says U.S. officials have ramped up intelligence cooperation and that FBI agents are in Belgium assisting with the investigation into the bombings.
The president says he and allies will review the U.S.-led air campaign and special operations against IS when world leaders gather in Washington next week for a summit on nuclear security. |