If 90 percent or 95 percent of those - chemical stockpiles [in Syria] were eliminated, that's a lot of chemical weapons that are not right now in the hands of ISIL or Nusra or, for that matter, the regime.
Singapore was the very first South-east Asian nation to join the global coalition against ISIL (ISIS) coalition, and we'll work to sustain our momentum in destroying that terrorist organisation.
We need to focus on destroying ISIL, but we shouldn't be the ones declaring that [Bashir] Assad must go.
Lieutenant al-Kaseasbeh's dedication, courage and service to his country and family represent universal human values that stand in opposition to the cowardice and depravity of ISIL, which has been so broadly rejected around the globe.
As we keep up the pressure, our air campaign will continue to hit ISIL harder than ever.
What we have done is when the threat has been directed at the United States, i. e. , the terrorist threat from ISIL or Al-Qaeda in Syria, is to go after them.
And if [Vladimir Putin] does fight ISIL alone, how does it work out for Russia to have sided with Assad, sided with Iran, sided with Hizballah, when they're trying to reach out to the rest of the Sunni world in the region? That's not a good equation for Russia.
We're going to achieve our goal. We are going to degrade and ultimately defeat ISIL.
More people are realising that ISIL's not a caliphate. It's a crime ring.
Our objective is clear: we will degrade, and ultimately destroy, ISIL through a comprehensive and sustained counter-terrorism strategy.
Even the U. S. government agrees that some Saudi figures have been supporting ISIL, or ISIS.
We don't have enough American troops inside of Iraq to destroy ISIL any time soon.
The point is ISIL leaders cannot hide. And our next message to them is simple - you are next.
A change of strategy suggests there is a strategy. I don't see a strategy that deals with - that concerns with dealing wit with ISIL overall. There is some sort of strategy for dealing with it in Iraq. I'm not sure there is one in Syria. And Libya is another problem altogether.
I have made it clear that we will hunt down terrorists who threaten our country, wherever they are. That means I will not hesitate to take action against ISIL in Syria, as well as Iraq. This is a core principle of my presidency: if you threaten America, you will find no safe haven.
Let's make two things clear: Isil is not "Islamic. " No religion condones the killing of innocents, and the vast majority of Isil's victims have been Muslim. And Isil is certainly not a state.
As part of the coalition against ISIL, we are putting that terrorist network under tremendous pressure.
We are going to start winning again. We don't win on trade, we can't beat Isil. We are going to win so much. We are going to make America greater than ever before.
Degrade and ultimately destroy ISIL
