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WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama said Wednesday that he’s confident the U.S. will keep making progress against Islamic State militants in Iraq and Syria, as the reality set in of a protracted military conflict.
Flanked at the Pentagon by the top U.S. military brass, Obama said he was heartened to see that an international consensus had emerged that the Islamic State group poses a threat to world security. He said nations across the globe have come to the conclusion “that their barbaric behavior has to be dealt with.”
“It remains a difficult mission,” Obama told Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel and his military commanders. “As I’ve indicated from the start, this is not something that is going to be solved overnight.”
