isil. but because we would see a repetition of what we ve seen before which is if you do not have local populations that are committed to inclusive governance and who are pushing back against ideological extremes, that they resurface unless we re prepared to have a permanent occupation of these countries. and let s assume that we were to send 50,000 troops into syria. what happens when there is a terrorist attack generated from yemen? do we then send more troops in to there? or libya perhaps? or if there s a terrorist network that s operating anywhere else in north africa or in southeast asia? so a strategy has to be one that can be sustained and the
high-value targets, including most recently against the individual who was on the video executing civilians who had already been captured, as well as the head of isil in libya. so it is not just in iraq and syria. . on the military frornt we are continuing to accelerate what we do. as we find additional partners on the ground that are effective, we work with them more closely. i ve already authorized additional special forces on the ground who are going to be able to improve that coordination. on the counter terrorism front, keep in mind that since i came into office, we have been worried about these kinds of attacks. the vigilance that the united states government maintains and the cooperation that we re
efforts to prevent the flow of foreign fighters in and out of syria and iraq. as the united states just showed in libya, isil leaders will have no safe haven anywhere and will continue to stand with leaders in muslim leaders including faith leaders who are the best voices to discredit isil s warped ideology. on the humanitarian front, our nations agreed that we have to do even more individually and collectively to address the agony of the syrian people. the united states is already the largest donor of humanitarian said to the syrian people. some $4.5 billion in aid so far. as winter approaches we are donating clothing and generating through the united nations. but the u.n. appeal for syria still has less than half the funds needed. today i m again calling on more nations to contribute the resources that this crisis demands. in terms of refugees, it s clear
french parliament and that s going to be a very important political moment because as you pointed out, the refugees crisis is in the mind of all the french people and all the politicians, how are they going to deal with those massive influx of refugees coming to europe. it s a very sensitive issue at this moment in europe. i just would like to presize that morning holder terrorists or kids, yes, there was probably one syrian person but we have to wait a little bit to make sure but the syrian passport fond near the body. but there were four french citizens, that has been confirmed, that didn t cross the bor border, that were not part of the refugees coming to europe, according to some french intelligence officers, it s taking two to three years to fully radicalize someone who is
what is unique about isil is the degree to which it has been able to control territory that then allows them to attract additional recruits. and the greater effectiveness that they have on social media and their ability to use that to not only attract recruits to fight in syria but also potentially to carry out attacks in the homeland and in europe and in other parts of the world. and so our ability to shrink the space in which they can operate, combined with a resolution of the syria situation which will reduce the freedom with which they feel that they can operate, and getting local forces who are able to hold and keep them out over the long term. that ultimately is going to be what s going to make a difference. and it is going to take some time but it is not something that at any stage in this