Name: The President Addresses the Nation on Keeping the American People Safe
Uploaded: 2015-12-09T01:04:02.000Z
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On Wednesday, 14 Americans were killed as they came

They were white and black; Latino and Asian;

Each of them served their fellow citizens and all of

Tonight, I want to talk with you about this tragedy,

The FBI is still gathering the facts about what

happened in San Bernardino, but here is what we know.

The victims were brutally murdered and injured by one

So far, we have no evidence that the killers were

directed by a terrorist organization overseas,

or that they were part of a broader conspiracy here at home.

But it is clear that the two of them had gone down the

dark path of radicalization, embracing a perverted

interpretation of Islam that calls for war

They had stockpiled assault weapons, ammunition,

Our nation has been at war with terrorists since al

Qaeda killed nearly 3,000 Americans on 9/11.

In the process, we've hardened our defenses --

Intelligence and law enforcement agencies have

disrupted countless plots here and overseas,

and worked around the clock to keep us safe.

terrorist networks overseas -- disrupting safe havens in

several different countries, killing Osama bin Laden,

the terrorist threat has evolved into a new phase.

As we've become better at preventing complex,

terrorists turned to less complicated acts of violence

like the mass shootings that are all too common

It is this type of attack that we saw at Fort Hood in

And as groups like ISIL grew stronger amidst the chaos of

war in Iraq and then Syria, and as the Internet erases

we see growing efforts by terrorists to poison the

minds of people like the Boston Marathon bombers and

For seven years, I've confronted this evolving

threat each morning in my intelligence briefing.

responsibility than the security of the American people.

As a father to two young daughters who are the most

precious part of my life, I know that we see ourselves

with friends and coworkers at a holiday party like the

I know we see our kids in the faces of the young

many Americans are asking whether we are confronted by

Well, here's what I want you to know: The threat from

terrorism is real, but we will overcome it.

We will destroy ISIL and any other organization

or abandoning our values, or giving into fear.

That's what groups like ISIL are hoping for.

Instead, we will prevail by being strong and smart,

resilient and relentless, and by drawing upon every

First, our military will continue to hunt down

In Iraq and Syria, airstrikes are taking out

ISIL leaders, heavy weapons, oil tankers, infrastructure.

our closest allies -- including France, Germany,

and the United Kingdom -- have ramped up their

Second, we will continue to provide training and

equipment to tens of thousands of Iraqi and

Syrian forces fighting ISIL on the ground so that we

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