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- President Obama announces targeted airstrikes and humanitarian relief operations in northern Iraq in response to the advance of Sunni militant group Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), also known as the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL). He describes the humanitarian crisis and explains why he has authorized limited action.
- Date Issued:
- 2014-08-07T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- James Baker gives a press conference in Geneva, following his meeting with Iraqi Foreign Secretary Tariq Aziz. The six hour meeting bore little fruit. If Iraq continues on its current course, it will be devastated by the war which will surely follow.
- Date Issued:
- 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Date Issued:
- 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- In his final State of the Union address, President George W. Bush focuses on the U.S. economy and the War on Terror. Acknowledging that the U.S. economy is slowing, Bush urges Congress to hasten passage of his economic stimulus plan, which includes tax rebates for individuals and corporations. On the foreign policy front, Bush cautions against withdrawing U.S. troops from the Middle East prematurely and says the country must stay the course in its war on terrorists. He also says that adversaries in Iraq have been hit hard, but that "tough fighting is ahead".
- Date Issued:
- 2008-01-28T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- U.S. President Barack Obama addresses the nation on the threat posed by the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL) and the administration's strategy for degrading the terrorist group's capabilities in their bases in Iraq and Syria.
- Date Issued:
- 2014-09-10T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- United States President Barack Obama talks about combating the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), in Iraq and Syria. He tells reporters the U.S. led coalition has momentum against ISIL and that the terrorist organization is on the defensive. Obama makes his remarks following a closed meeting with the National Security Council at CIA headquarters.
- Date Issued:
- 2016-04-13T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Although officially entitled an "address", this becomes a press conference with a statement about the previous day's United Nations Security Council vote endorsing the use of military force against Iraq if economic sanctions appear to be ineffective. President George Bush promises that if we enter a war, it will not be a half-hearted effort like Vietnam; it will be an all-out fight for victory. He announces that James Baker, Secretary of State, will be going to Baghdad to visit Saddam Hussein in the hopes of achieving a peaceful solution on our terms. Tariq Aziz, Iraq's Foreign Minister, has been invited to Washington to talk with him.
- Date Issued:
- 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Bill Clinton announces the bombing of Iraqi military emplacements following Saddam Husseins attacks on his own Kurdish nationals.
- Date Issued:
- 1996-09-03T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Bill Clinton holds a press conference where he reports on the growth of the nation's economy. Clinton also comments on the country's involvement in the United Nations, U.S. sanctions against Iraq, and the possibility of lifting the Cuban trade embargo. Clinton addresses a desire to work effectively with Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich now that there is a Republican majority in Congress. Clinton also talks about the need to develop bipartisan legislation that restricts the influence of tobacco groups in lobbying. Despite the investigations surrounding him, the President insists that he is focused on leading the country. Clinton criticizes the spending of taxpayer money by the Whitewater Independent Counsel headed by Kenneth Starr.
- Date Issued:
- 1998-04-30T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President George Bush says Saddam Hussein is claiming to be withdrawing while he is in fact retreating and trying to claim victory. Hussein is not interested in peace, but in salvaging most of his army to fight another day.
- Date Issued:
- 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection