at the pentagon to discuss the fight against isis. the president s language was strong. as we squeezed its heart, we are hitting isil harder than ever. and he cited progress. isis losing territory in iraq and syria, and losing senior leaders to coalition air strikes and special forces raids. the point is isil leaders cannot hide. and our next message to them is simple, you are next. but like his speech from the oval office last sunday, mr. obama announced no new military steps other than sending his defense secretary to the middle east to build up coalition military support. we recognize that progress needs to keep coming faster. no one knows that more than the countless syrians and iraqis living every day under isil s terror as well as the families in san bernardino and paris and elsewhere who are grieving the loss of their loved ones. the pentagon visit, his first since july, comes as hard questions arise about missed
we ve heard from him, but he left the substance of his anti-isis strategy largely the same. in fact, he defended it citing progress though admitting that it should come faster. two weeks after the deadliest terror attack on u.s. soil since 9/11, the president convened his entire national security staff at the pentagon to discuss the fight against isis. the president s language was strong. as we squeezed its heart, we are hitting isil harder than ever. reporter: and he cited progress, isis losing territory in iraq and syria, and losing senior leaders to coalition air strikes and special forces raids. the point is isil leaders cannot hide. and our next message to them is simple, you are next. but like his speech from the oval office last sunday, mr. obama announced no new military steps other than sending his defense secretary to the middle east to build up coalition military support.