1. A Threat to Our National Security

2.  Muslim Extremist group  Founded by Osama Bin Laden, Abdullah Azzam, and other militant leaders  Between 16,000 and 24,000 members worldwide  Believe Christian-Jewish alliance is conspiring to destroy the religion of Islam  Anti-American  Believe killing non-combatants is sanctioned by religion  Ignore any aspect of the Quran that says to NOT kill non-combatants

3. As of 6/16/2014

4.  A.k.a Islamic State of Iraq and The Levant (ISIL)  originated as Jama’at al-Tawhid wal-Jihad and pledged allegiance to Al Qaeda but separated from them in 2014  Claimed itself as a caliphate (government of Islam)  Lead by Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi  Participate in Illicit proceedings, kidnapping for ransom, donations, Material support from foreign fighters and fundraising through social media.

5.  Obama along with many U.S. officials claim Al Qaeda is decimated and hardly functioning  They have structure of command like a government  U.S. withdrawing troops from Afghanistan and North Africa  Civil War in Syria  Lawlessness in Sinai peninsula  Goal: expanding the organization and threaten the U.S.

6.  Growing by the day  Very public of their activities.  Published a video of their executions  Released a list of U.S. soldiers in U.S. to assassinated by any ISIS loyalists in the U.S  Want to destroy everything not Islamic  Christians  Jews  Homosexuals

7.  http://www.nytimes.com/video/world/middle east/100000003107012/obama-on-the- strategy-against-isis.html http://www.nytimes.com/video/world/middle east/100000003107012/obama-on-the- strategy-against-isis.html  73% of voters say the White House doesn’t have a clear plan  Only 19% of voters claim they has a clear plan  54% of his own party believe they doesn’t have a plan.

8.  Ground troops  Increase our military spending to fund new technologies  “Kill them and leave”  Act NOW

9.  Form a coalition force with other countries.  Stay with drone attacks.  Let Iraq do the ground fighting.

10.  Therapy  Decrease Independence on foreign oil  Get boots on the ground  Reach a deal  Stop supporting countries who fund terrorism  Analyze terrorist groups  VOTE

11.  http://www.usnews.com/news/blogs/ken- walshs-washington/2015/02/12/public- doubts-obamas-isis-strategy http://www.usnews.com/news/blogs/ken- walshs-washington/2015/02/12/public- doubts-obamas-isis-strategy