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Cantwell Statement on President Obama's ISIL Strategy

Statement

Date: Sept. 10, 2014
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: Defense

Today, U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA) issued the following statement on President Obama's speech outlining the administration's strategy to defeat the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL):

"The United States must stop the advances of ISIL. I support the President's counterterrorism plan of an air campaign and coalition partners on the ground. While we will not be sending U.S. combat troops, I will support the President's plans with the resources necessary to degrade and destroy ISIL."


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