President Obama attempted to united the nation and congress in his speech on the eve of the 13th anniversary of 9/11 by "degrading and ultimately destroying" the ISIS with Airstrikes and International Coalitions. Rep. McConnell and Sen. Reid seem to validate Obama's strategy, but with midterm elections two months away, a bipartisan union was unlikely to happen. Sen. Reid is more than supportive with the president's strategy to avoid any actions that might have severe reprecussions, but was quick to criticize Rep. McConnell on taking advise from Former Vice President Cheyney. McConnell responded to Reid by saying that he simply "urged to pivot" to a more military robust and forward leaning stance because Airstrikes and a few hundred troops are not enough to get the job done. Reid's rhetoric might be an attempt to "obscure" the public from the complex debate despite lawmakers belief that airstrikes wont suffice. Rep McConnell warns Obama not to "manage" the threat and pass it on to his "successor", but there has been no president from either party who has successfully eliminated such terrorist threats. It might be that midterms are around the corner and the nation has a serious foreign issue on the table, but the real truth is that complete elimination of any terrorist group such as ISIS is improbable due to "factors out of U.S. control". Anthony Cordesman from CISS painted a reality that President Obama is "preparing" the nation with the idea that such groups ISIS is a problem to be resolved not by his presidency alone but possibly a next as well.
http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/DC-Decoder/2014/0910/Islamic-State-strategy-Divisions-in-Congress-surface-ahead-of-Obama-s-speech\
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