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Obama shows the flaws in America’s efforts to combat ISIS

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imageSpeaking to the nation December 6Yuri Gripas/Reuters

Winston Churchill famously suggested that:

You can always count on Americans to do the right thing – after they’ve tried everything else.

Speaking with his characteristic mix of the compassionate and cerebral, the articulate and analytic, President Obama reminded Americans of the need...

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