Washington Think-Tank: Trump Administration and House Visit

washington think-tank: Obama was reluctant to commit large numbers of U.S. troops to combatting IS in Iraq, but his approach, which relied on training and supporting local forces, has succeeded in pushing the militants out of much of the territory they once held, according to The Chronicle Herald. Speaking at a Washington think-tank shortly after his White House visit, al-Abadi said he got the impression that the Trump administration will take a more aggressive approach, although he did not say what that might entail. I think they are prepared to do more than the administration of President Barack Obama, he said. I think this administration wants to be more engaged in fighting terrorism, he said. He added, however, that military force is not necessarily the most effective tool. I sense a difference in terms of being head-to-head with terrorism. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.