President Barack Obama is speaking Wednesday morning before the United Nations General Assembly, amid the backdrop of the US and partner nations launching airstrikes against the extremist group ISIS in Syria. Obama planned to deliver a “forceful and optimistic message of American leadership — one that recognizes the challenges we face while making it clear that we can and will overcome them,” a White House official said prior to the speech. He called on the world to join the US and its partners in confronting ISIS, while touting the progress that has been made in other geopolitical crises at …read more
Source: Business Insider
