US Finally Declares War Against IS

Secretary of State John Kerry talked to the
nation with a series of television appearances
and he refused to tag the expansion of US
operations against IS in Iraq and Syria as "war."
But when forced to answer Obama's feelings for
the conflict, the White House and Pentagon left
little doubt.
"The United States is at war with ISIL in the
same way that we are at war with Al-Qaeda and
its Al-Qaeda affiliates all around the globe," said
White House spokesman Josh Earnest.
Meanwhile Pentagon spokesman Rear Admiral
John Kirby said: "But make no mistake, we
know we are at war with ISIL in the same way
we're at war and continue to be at war with Al-
Qaida and its affiliates".
Obama is planned to be in Tampa Florida this
Wednessday to have a meeting with US Central
Command, which oversees American forces in
the Middle East.
Keery had on thursday taken a look at the
Middle East building an anti-IS coalition,and
refused to use the term "war" in referring to the
US campaign, telling people not to indulge in
"war fever."
"We're engaged in a major counterterrorism
operation, and it's going to be a long-term
counterterrorism operation," Kerry said.
"I think 'war' is the wrong terminology and
analogy but the factis that we are engaged in a
very significant global effort to curb terrorist
activity," Kerry said
The Islamic State (IS) formerly the Islamic State
of Iraq and the Levant Arabic or the Islamic
State of Iraq and Syria is a Sunni jihadist group
in the Middle East. In its self-proclaimed status
as a caliphate, it claims religious authority over
all Muslims across the world.