US CITES 'VERY GOOD PROGRESS' IN EFFORT TO BUILD ANTI-ISLAMIC COALITION (STA BREAKING NEWS and ARCHIVES)

by STANews , Sunday, September 14, 2014, 11:39

The White House on Sunday reported “very good progress” in efforts to build a multinational coalition to “degrade and ultimately defeat” the Islamic State (Isis) militants who murdered British aid worker David Haines and two American journalists.

The secretary of state, John Kerry, said he was “extremely encouraged” by promises of military aid, including ground troops and air strikes, which he said he had received from several countries during his trip through the Middle East to build support.

Denis McDonough, the White House chief of staff, said he was confident President Barack Obama’s efforts to win Washington lawmakers’ approval for US military resources to be used in support of Syrian forces would be successful.

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