support, including money transfers, oil revenue, human trafficking, and other revenue soerss and a detailed strategy to robustly fund the plan. this pregnant memorandum is a profound statement that the president's clear objective is to defeat and destroy isis and that we are going to do it systematically. this is not only a necessary step for marrying's national security. it is also a humanitarian imperative. if isis is left in power, the threat it poses only grows. we know it has attempted to develop chemical weapons capabilities. it maintains a goal of recruiting homegrown terrorists and its attacks against our al ayes and partners continue to mount. the united states must take decisive action. and the president is taking the necessary steps. over the weekend, the president also held constructive phone calls with the heads of government from australia, france, germany, japan, russia, saudi arabia, south korea, and the united arab emirates. during the calls the president reaforeign minister our partnerships and discussed