President Obama's Plan for ISIL

On Wednesday, September 10th, 2014, President Obama addressed the nation about the Iraqi terrorist group, ISIL, also known as ISIS. His speech started off warmly reassuring the American public of our safety, recent achievements in the Middle East and progress in starting to end the war. He went on to give the public some background information of ISIL, noting that it is indeed "a terrorist organization, plain and simple", that is not supported by a government or people nor does it coincide with the values of Islam. The president then delivered his main message with determination and vigilance: the U.S. "will degrade and ultimately destroy ISIL."

Obama revealed his four part plan to the American people that he believes will ultimately lead to the destruction of ISIL. This plan involves airstrikes, support for combat positions fighting ISIL, working to prevent possible attacks in the future by ISIL, and providing assistance to civilians that have been displaced by the terrorist group. The president's straight forward delivery of this plan clearly shows the U.S. his intentions to fully eradicate ISIL. His upright posture and unwavering vision towards the camera emphasized his belief that this four part plan would be successful. 

From the moment our president appeared on the on the screen, he appeared confident. He walked up to the stand to deliver his address in a manner that could have been mistaken for bored or tired, but really only better emphasized how much he wanted to be rid of terrorism in this world. Clearly sick of war, ISIL, and having no patience for further endangerment of America, Obama spoke eloquently and triumphantly. It was evident that the president had a great mission ahead of him. He very early on set the tone of how he wanted to be perceived by anyone who watched his address last night. This manner of speech conveyed President Obama's message in the most effective way: he is ready to put his plan in action. 

The media truth that stands out the most with this national address is #4, the truth that nothing is new and that everything will reoccur. Obviously, throughout the years of humanity, times of war and peace will always be prevalent. Allied relationships will be built up only to be destroyed and the worst of enemies may turn into allies with the help of conferences and agreements on the parts of both nations. Terrorism is an unfortunately reoccurring issue in the spectrum of war. Groups of people have their beliefs and they may go to great lengths to get others to support them or take them over. And the way these groups go about their campaign to promote their ideologies won't be accepted by targeted nations and that is one of the ways war develops. History is doomed to always repeat itself in part because of the rise and fall or these terrorist groups. Though situations may not always be completely the same, everything now is only a reoccurrence of what has happened in the past many years of humanity. Media will continue to report what has occurred to a nation that will realize it has only happened before.