Is nbc nightly news with brian williams. Good evening. Im lester holt sitting in tonight for brian. Will syria soon be in play as the u. S. Steps up its attacks on isis militants . Just days after the execution murder of american journalist james foley, the Obama Administration acknowledged that the Islamic State militant group is more dangerous than it was just six months ago. And signalled the u. S. Will not be restricted by borders suggesting it is prepared to carry the fight from iraq next door into syria. Of course isis doesnt recognize borders either. But for now the u. S. Has only attacked a group inside iraq. More than 90 strikes so far with several more today. But are the margins in this conflict about to be widened . Nbcs Kristen Welker is traveling with the president in Marthas Vineyard and has more on todays developments. Kristen. Reporter lester, good evening. Today the u. S. Government said the execution of james foley is the first terrorist attack by isis against the Uni
With a drum beat heard around the world, president obama has not made a decision on the next steps and is still reviewing options to deter future use of chemical weapons by the Syrian Government. There must an response. Secretary kerry made that clear. I echoed that yesterday and i echo it again today. There must be a response. We cannot allow this kind of violation of International Norm with all the grave consequences that it represents to go unanswer. Around the world a growing chorus of condemnation is building. Heres some of what we heard just today. This is not about getting involved in a middle eastern war or changing our stance in syria or going further in that conflict. It has nothing to do with that. It is about use of chemicals weapons and the world should not stand idly by. We hold the Syrian Regime fully responsible for the horrible crime, and we demand all those associated with the crime to be presented to the International Criminal court. Any intervention by the United St
Good evening. Im lester holt sitting in tonight for brian. Will syria soon be in play as the u. S. Steps up its attacks on isis militants . Just days after the execution murder of american journalist james foley, the Obama Administration acknowledged that the Islamic State militant group is more dangerous than it was just six months ago. And signalled the u. S. Will not be restricted by borders suggesting it is prepared to carry the fight from iraq next door into syria. Of course isis doesnt recognize borders either. But for now the u. S. Has only attacked a group inside iraq. More than 90 strikes so far with several more today. But are the margins in this conflict about to be widened . Nbcs Kristen Welker is traveling with the president in Marthas Vineyard and has more on todays developments. Kristen. Reporter lester, good evening. Today the u. S. Government said the execution of james foley is the first terrorist attack by isis against the United States and signalled u. S. Military e
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