Exclusive Montage: ‘W.H.’s New ISIS Strategy: Repeat the Word “Strategy”’

OBAMA I don t ░░░░░░░░ to put cart before ░░░░░░░░ horse We don t ░░░░░░░░ a strategy yet GRAPHICS ░░░░░░░░ House s New ISIS ░░░░░░░░ Repeat the Word Strategy ░░░░░░░░ But when it comes ░░░░░░░░ confronting ISIL the president ░░░░░░░░ been very clear for ░░░░░░░░ about what our comprehensive ░░░░░░░░ is The third component ░░░░░░░░ our strategy is engaging ░░░░░░░░ governments but the fourth ░░░░░░░░ of the strategy is ░░░░░░░░ countries around the world ░░░░░░░░ then of course the ░░░░░░░░ aspect of the strategy ░░░░░░░░ fifth component So the ░░░░░░░░ has been clear about ░░░░░░░░ our strategy is The ░░░░░░░░ is clear that the ░░░░░░░░ is but he s ░░░░░░░░ clear about the fact ░░░░░░░░ our strategy can t ░░░░░░░░ be the American military ░░░░░░░░ that only includes military ░░░░░░░░ We have a comprehensive ░░░░░░░░ for dealing with ISIL ░░░░░░░░ component of our broader ░░░░░░░░ The aspect of the ░░░░░░░░ that is still being ░░░░░░░░ by the Pentagon But ░░░░░░░░ it comes to our ░░░░░░░░ comprehensive strategy for dealing ░░░░░░░░ ISIL the president has ░░░░░░░░ clear about what that ░░░░░░░░ is But in terms ░░░░░░░░ our broader strategy for ░░░░░░░░ ISIL our strategy is ░░░░░░░░ broader than just the ░░░░░░░░ of military force and ░░░░░░░░ strategy needs to begin ░░░░░░░░ the president said We ░░░░░░░░ t have a strategy ░░░░░░░░ The president has made ░░░░░░░░ clear that we do ░░░░░░░░ a comprehensive strategy for ░░░░░░░░ the threat that s ░░░░░░░░ by ISIL That strategy ░░░░░░░░ and this is the ░░░░░░░░ of our strategy that ░░░░░░░░ get the most attention ░░░░░░░░ military only strategy will ░░░░░░░░ work What is required ░░░░░░░░ a comprehensive strategy and ░░░░░░░░ an element to that ░░░░░░░░ strategy is we do ░░░░░░░░ a comprehensive strategy for ░░░░░░░░ with ISIL But when ░░░░░░░░ comes to our strategy ░░░░░░░░ dealing with ISIL in ░░░░░░░░ the president s been ░░░░░░░░ about what that strategy ░░░░░░░░ Military action is one ░░░░░░░░ of a broader strategy ░░░░░░░░ a comprehensive strategy for ░░░░░░░░ with ISIL So the ░░░░░░░░ has implemented a very ░░░░░░░░ strategy pursuing a military ░░░░░░░░ and that s when ░░░░░░░░ president said We don ░░░░░░░░ have a strategy yet ░░░░░░░░ that s because those ░░░░░░░░ important things have happened ░░░░░░░░ that is evidence that ░░░░░░░░ strategy that the president ░░░░░░░░ put in place is ░░░░░░░░ progress and we are ░░░░░░░░ in a strategy he ░░░░░░░░ out this strategy the ░░░░░░░░ has laid out a ░░░░░░░░ strategy for what he ░░░░░░░░ we should do for ░░░░░░░░ How military action in ░░░░░░░░ fits into that strategy ░░░░░░░░ that strategy is BLITZER ░░░░░░░░ let me be precise ░░░░░░░░ Is the U S ░░░░░░░░ the president does have ░░░░░░░░ strategy in dealing with ░░░░░░░░ the terrorists in Iraq ░░░░░░░░ he does not yet ░░░░░░░░ a strategy in dealing ░░░░░░░░ ISIS the same terrorists ░░░░░░░░ operate in Syria Is ░░░░░░░░ right EARNEST Well no ░░░░░░░░ OBAMA We don t ░░░░░░░░ a strategy yet.”