region can recover from isis after we free it. 26 of our coalition nations contribute militarily including more than 4,000 nonu.s. troops on the ground and in the air. our recent coalition meetings in brussels, copenhagen and elsewhere have a -- with the forces in iraq and the forces in syria. so what have we achieved? we have fought isis elements from southeast asia to africa. collaboration among many nations, intelligence services continues to complicate and blunt sis operations. even as isis continues to pursue and conduct attacks against the united states. and our allies through centralized directed plots but also through inspired attacks. from the philippines to europe and beyond while isis remains